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Tamori
ActingBORN: 1945-08-22 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Biography
Kazuyoshi Morita, known by his stage name Tamori, is a Japanese television celebrity. Known for his trademark dark sunglasses, Tamori is one of the "big three" television comedians in Japan along with Takeshi Kitano (a.k.a. Beat Takeshi) and Sanma Akashiya. For more than 30 years he hosted Waratte Iitomo! ("It's OK to laugh!"), a nationally televised live show broadcast every weekday at noon from October 1982 until March 2014. His likeness is the basis for the Piranha Plant in All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.
Top Filmography
6.5
Hero
2007 // MOVIE
6.9
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
1985 // MOVIE
5.2
A Pool Without Water
1982 // MOVIE
6.6
Tales of the Unusual
2000 // MOVIE
7.0
Boro the Caterpillar
2018 // MOVIE
5.7
Jazz Daimyo
1986 // MOVIE
7.8
Tales of the Bizarre
1990 // TV
6.2
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
2013 // MOVIE
5.5
House Hunting
2006 // MOVIE
6.1
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
2015 // MOVIE
6.2
Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition
2010 // MOVIE
4.0
Karate Cop 2
1983 // MOVIE
5.7
Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special
2012 // MOVIE
6.7
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
2011 // MOVIE
6.0
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special
2014 // MOVIE