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.
Filmography
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Movies 105
Voice 1
TV Shows 1
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version (1997)
Tora-san to the Rescue (1995)
Tora-san's Easy Advice (1994)
Tora-san's Matchmaker (1993)
A Class to Remember (1993)
Tora-san Makes Excuses (1992)
Tora-san Confesses (1991)
Tora-san Takes a Vacation (1990)
Tora-san, My Uncle (1989)
Tora-san Goes to Vienna (1989)
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial (1988)
Hope and Pain (1988)
Tora-san Plays Daddy (1987)
Tora-san Goes North (1987)
Children on the Island (1987)
Tora-san's Bluebird Fantasy (1986)
Final Take: The Golden Age of Movies (1986)
Tora-san's Island Encounter (1985)
Tora-san, the Go-Between (1985)
Tora-san's Forbidden Love (1984)
Marriage Counselor Tora-san (1984)
Tora-san Goes Religious? (1983)
Tora-san's Song of Love (1983)
Tora-san, the Expert (1982)
Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san (1982)
Tora-san's Promise (1981)
Tora-san's Love in Osaka (1981)
Foster Daddy, Tora! (1980)
Tora-san's Tropical Fever (1980)
A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
Tora-san's Dream of Spring (1979)
Tora-san, the Matchmaker (1979)
Talk of the Town Tora-san (1978)
August without Emperor (1978)
Stage-Struck Tora-san (1978)
Tora-san Plays Cupid (1977)
Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Tora-san Meets His Lordship (1977)
田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ (1977)
Tora-san's Pure Love (1976)
Tora-san's Sunrise and Sunset (1976)
The Village (1976)
Tora-san, the Intellectual (1975)
Tora-san Meets the Songstress Again (1975)
Tora-san's Lullaby (1974)
The Castle of Sand (1974)
Tora-san's Lovesick (1974)
Tora-san Loves an Artist (1973)
Tora-san's Forget Me Not (1973)
Tora-san's Dream-Come-True (1972)
Home from the Sea (1972)
Tora-san's Dear Old Home (1972)
My Voiceless Friends (1972)
Tora-san's Love Call (1971)
Tora-san, the Good Samaritan (1971)
Tora-san's Shattered Romance (1971)
Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
Tora-san's Runaway (1970)
Tora-san's Grand Scheme (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tora-san, His Tender Love (1970)
Tora-san's Cherished Mother (1969)
Women Can't Be Beaten (1969)
It's Tough Being a Man (1969)
Scrap Collectors (1968)
The Day the Sun Rose (1968)
In Broad Daylight (1968)
It's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition) (1968)
It's Tough Being a Man (1968)
The Man Without a Map (1968)
風来忍法帖 八方破れ (1968)
Neon taiheiki (1968)
New Year Trip (1968)
Green Light to Joy (1967)
Traveling in Party (1967)
Express Train (1967)
Our Wonderful Years (1966)
Kutsukake Tokijiro: The Lonely Yakuza (1966)
Gamblers' Luck (1966)
The Betrayers Out! (1966)
The Song of the Bwana Toshi (1965)
風来忍法帖 (1965)
The Glamorous Ghost (1964)
How to Make Money (1964)
The Honest Fool (1964)
Zoku Haikei Tenno Heika Sama (1964)
Okashina yatsu (1963)
Onna yajikita-tatchi ryokō (1963)
To Your Majesty, The Emperor (1963)
Escape from Hell (1963)
Sing, Young People (1963)
Aitsu bakari ga naze moteru (1962)
Tōkyō sanosa musume (1962)
Ottamage ningyo monogatari (1962)
A Carpenter and Children (1962)
The Ambitious Youth (1962)
A Country Boss (1962)
Good Rascals (1962)
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido (1962)
Nippon no obaachan (1962)
Snow in the South Seas (1961)
Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region (1961)
Obon, The Moll Dipper (1961)
若社長と爆発娘 (1960)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1928-03-10
Deathday1996-08-04 (68 years old)
Birth Name田所 康雄
Birth PlaceTokyo, Japan
Height169-centimeter
ChildrenKentaro Tadokoro
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsYasuo Tadokoro, 渥美清, 寅さん, Киёси Ацуми
AwardsMainichi Film Award for Best Actor, Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Golden Arrow Award, People's Honour Award
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