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Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

🎂 Mar 10, 1928 — 🕯️ Aug 4, 1996 (68 years) Tokyo, Japan
Kiyoshi Atsumi is an actor born in Tokyo, Japan. They appeared in Tora! Tora! Tora! as Cook #1 (uncredited). Over more than 66 years they have gathered close to 121 films and 2 TV productions, working mainly across genres like drama.
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It's Tough Being a Man
It's Tough Being a Man
 Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
as Torajirô Kuruma
 Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
as Torajiro Kuruma
 Village of Eight Gravestones
Village of Eight Gravestones
as Kosuke Kindaichi
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Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
Tora-san (archive footage)
2019
Film Tora-san to the Rescue
Tora-san to the Rescue
Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1995
Film Tora-san's Easy Advice
Tora-san's Easy Advice
Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1994
Film Tora-san's Matchmaker
Tora-san's Matchmaker
Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1993
Film A Class to Remember
A Class to Remember
(cameo)
1993
Film Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tora-san Makes Excuses
Tora
1992
Film Tora-san Confesses
Tora-san Confesses
Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1991
Film Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1990
Film Tora-san, My Uncle
Tora-san, My Uncle
Torajiro Kuruma
1989
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Is Kiyoshi Atsumi still alive?
Kiyoshi Atsumi passed away on August 4, 1996 at age 68.
What are the most famous roles of Kiyoshi Atsumi?
Kiyoshi Atsumi is best known as an actor for Tora! Tora! Tora!, The Castle of Sand, The Yellow Handkerchief.
How many movies has Kiyoshi Atsumi been in?
Kiyoshi Atsumi has appeared in 121 movies and 2 TV shows.
What was Kiyoshi Atsumi's first movie?
Kiyoshi Atsumi's first credited film was 若社長と爆発娘 (1960).
What is Kiyoshi Atsumi's most recent movie?
Kiyoshi Atsumi's most recent movie is Tora-san, Wish You Were Here (2019).
What are Kiyoshi Atsumi's best movies?
Kiyoshi Atsumi's most acclaimed films include: Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), The Castle of Sand (1974), The Yellow Handkerchief (1977), A Distant Cry from Spring (1980), Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp (1969).
What TV shows has Kiyoshi Atsumi appeared in?
Kiyoshi Atsumi is known for TV work including: It's Tough Being a Man, おれの義姉さん.
How long has Kiyoshi Atsumi been working in film?
Kiyoshi Atsumi has been active since 1960 — a career spanning 36 years.
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Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
1928-03-10 · Tokyo, Japan

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.

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