Quick Facts
Born:
1928-03-10
Birthplace:
Tokyo, Japan
Credits:
122 Total Roles
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Acting
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Biography
Kiyoshi Atsumi (渥美 清 Atsumi Kiyoshi), born Yasuo Tadokoro (田所 康雄 Tadokoro Yasuo, 10 March 1928 in Tokyo – 4 August 1996 in Tokyo), was a Japanese film actor. He started his career in 1951 as a comedian at a strip-show theater in Asakusa. After two years of fighting pulmonary tuberculosis, he made his debut on TV in 1956 and on film in 1957. His vivid performance of a lovable, innocent man in a film “Dear Mr. Emperor” (Haikei Tenno-Heika-Sama) in 1963 established his reputation as an actor.
Later he became the star of the highly popular Tora-san series of films, from the original Otoko wa Tsurai yo (translated in English as 'It's Tough being a Man') in 1969 to the 48th film released in 1995, the year before his death.
The enduring success of the series made him synonymous with the Tora-san character, and many Japanese regarded his death as the death of Tora-san, not the death of Yasuo Tadokoro or Kiyoshi Atsumi.
Later he became the star of the highly popular Tora-san series of films, from the original Otoko wa Tsurai yo (translated in English as 'It's Tough being a Man') in 1969 to the 48th film released in 1995, the year before his death.
The enduring success of the series made him synonymous with the Tora-san character, and many Japanese regarded his death as the death of Tora-san, not the death of Yasuo Tadokoro or Kiyoshi Atsumi.
Known For
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Cook #1 (uncredited)
The Castle of Sand
Movie Theater Manager
The Yellow Handkerchief
Watanabe Kacho
A Distant Cry from Spring
Kondo
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Torajirô Kuruma
The Man Without a Map
Tashiro
Where Spring Comes Late
Traveler
The Village
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tora-san, Wish You Were Here MOVIE | Tora-san (archive footage) |
| 1997 | Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version MOVIE | Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) |
| 1995 | Tora-san to the Rescue MOVIE | Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) |
| 1994 | Tora-san's Easy Advice MOVIE | Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) |
| 1993 | Tora-san's Matchmaker MOVIE | Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) |
| 1993 | A Class to Remember MOVIE | (cameo) |
| 1992 | Tora-san Makes Excuses MOVIE | Tora |
| 1991 | Tora-san Confesses MOVIE | Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) |
| 1990 | Tora-san Takes a Vacation MOVIE | Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san) |
| 1989 | Tora-san, My Uncle MOVIE | Torajiro Kuruma |