Actor
Kiyoshi Atsumi
March 10, 1928 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Chieko Baisho
16 titles together
The Yellow Handkerchief, A Distant Cry from Spring, Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Chieko Misaki
12 titles together
The Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp, Where Spring Comes Late
Hisao Dazai
11 titles together
The Yellow Handkerchief, Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp, Where Spring Comes Late
Gin Maeda
11 titles together
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp, Where Spring Comes Late, Tora-san's Cherished Mother
Gajirō Satō
8 titles together
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp, Tora-san's Cherished Mother, Tora-san, His Tender Love
Chishū Ryū
7 titles together
The Castle of Sand, Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp, Where Spring Comes Late
Full filmography · 123
Tora-san, Wish You Were Here
as Tora-san (archive footage)
2019
Tora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1997
Tora-san to the Rescue
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1995
Tora-san's Easy Advice
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1994
Tora-san's Matchmaker
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1993
A Class to Remember
as (cameo)
1993
Tora-san Makes Excuses
as Tora
1992
Tora-san Confesses
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1991
Tora-san Takes a Vacation
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
1990
Tora-san, My Uncle
as Torajiro Kuruma
1989
Tora-san Goes to Vienna
as Torajiro Kuruma
1989
Tora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
as Torajiro Kuruma
1988