Kiyoshi Atsumi
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Kiyoshi Atsumi, born Yasuo Tadokoro, was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Tora-san in the Japanese comedy film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, a role he played 48 times over 26 years.
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Otoko wa Tsurai yo
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Otoko wa Tsurai yo is a Japanese film series starring Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma, whose nickname is Tora-san, a kind-hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love. The series itself is often r
Kiyoshi Atsumi
…康雄, Tadokoro Yasuo; 10 March 1928 – 4 August 1996), was a Japanese actor. He is best known for portraying Tora-san in the Japanese comedy film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo, a role he played 48 times over 26 years. Atsumi was born in Tokyo suffering from childhood malnutrition due to conditions in wartime. The resulting…
Poster for the 18th film, Tora's Pure Love (1976)