Acting · Tokyo, Japan · Born March 10, 1928
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.
MovieTora-san, Wish You Were Here
2019
as Tora-san (archive footage)
MovieTora-san's Tropical Fever Special Version
1997
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
MovieTora-san to the Rescue
1995
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
MovieTora-san's Easy Advice
1994
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
MovieTora-san's Matchmaker
1993
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
MovieA Class to Remember
1993
as (cameo)
MovieTora-san Makes Excuses
1992
as Tora
MovieTora-san Confesses
1991
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
MovieTora-san Takes a Vacation
1990
as Torajiro Kuruma(Tora-san)
MovieTora-san, My Uncle
1989
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san Goes to Vienna
1989
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Salad-Day Memorial
1988
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieThe Wives of Rokumeikan
1988
as Narrator
MovieDowntown Heroes
1988
MovieTora-san Plays Daddy
1987
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san Goes North
1987
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieChildren on the Island
1987
as Narrator (voice)
MovieTora-san's Bluebird Fantasy
1986
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieFinal Take: The Golden Age of Movies
1986
as Kihachi
MovieTora-san's Island Encounter
1985
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san, the Go-Between
1985
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Forbidden Love
1984
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieMarriage Counselor Tora-san
1984
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san Goes Religious?
1983
as Kuruma Torajiro
MovieTora-san's Song of Love
1983
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san, the Expert
1982
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieHearts and Flowers for Tora-san
1982
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Promise
1981
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Love in Osaka
1981
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieFoster Daddy, Tora!
1980
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Tropical Fever
1980
as Tora
MovieA Distant Cry from Spring
1980
as Kondo
MovieTora-san's Dream of Spring
1979
as Kuruma Torajiro
MovieTora-san, the Matchmaker
1979
as Torajiro
MovieTalk of the Town Tora-san
1978
as Tora
MovieAugust Without Emperor
1978
as Kubo
MovieStage-Struck Tora-san
1978
MovieTora-san Plays Cupid
1977
as Torajirō
MovieVillage of Eight Gravestones
1977
as Kosuke Kindaichi
MovieThe Yellow Handkerchief
1977
as Watanabe Kacho
MovieTora-san Meets His Lordship
1977
Movie田舎刑事 時間よ、とまれ
1977
MovieTora-san's Pure Love
1976
as Torajiro
MovieTora-san's Sunrise and Sunset
1976
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san, the Intellectual
1975
as Torajiro
MovieFriendship
1975
MovieThe Village
1975
MovieTora-san Meets the Songstress Again
1975
as Tora
MovieTora-san's Lullaby
1974
as Torajiro
MovieThe Castle of Sand
1974
as Movie Theater Manager
MovieTora-san's Lovesick
1974
as Torajiro
MovieCenter of Tokyo
1974
as Kinnosuke
MovieTora-san Loves an Artist
1973
MovieTora-san's Forget Me Not
1973
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Dream-Come-True
1972
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieHome from the Sea
1972
as Matsushita
MovieTora-san's Dear Old Home
1972
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieMy Voiceless Friends
1972
as Tamiji Nishiyama
MovieTora-san's Love Call
1971
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san, the Good Samaritan
1971
as Torajirō Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Shattered Romance
1971
as Torajirô Kuruma
MovieWhere Spring Comes Late
1970
as Traveler
MovieTora-san's Runaway
1970
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieCharming Men
1970
as Okera Goro
MovieLive Again Tomorrow
1970
as 木村
おれの義姉さん
1970
MovieTora-san's Grand Scheme
1970
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Cook #1 (uncredited)
MovieTora-san, His Tender Love
1970
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieTora-san's Cherished Mother
1969
as Torajiro Kuruma
MovieWomen Can't Be Beaten
1969
MovieTora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
1969
as Torajirô Kuruma
Movieひばり・橋の花と喧嘩
1969
as 参竜斉清山
MovieBig, Big Fellow
1969
as Matsujiro Minamida
MovieScrap Collectors
1968
The Day the Sun Rose
1968
MovieIn Broad Daylight
1968
as Katsuji 'Watakatsu' Watanabe
MovieIt's Tough Being a Man (Television Drama DVD Edit Edition)
1968
TVIt's Tough Being a Man
1968
MovieAge of Japanese Guerrillas
1968
MovieThe Man Without a Map
1968
as Tashiro
Movie風来忍法帖 八方破れ
1968
MovieNeon taiheiki
1968
MovieNew Year Trip
1968
MovieGreen Light to Joy
1967
as Yoshitaro Hirai
MovieTraveling in Party
1967
MovieExpress Train
1967
MovieOur Wonderful Years
1966
as Teiji Yoshida
MovieOhana han
1966
MovieTokijiro: Lone Yakuza
1966
as Minobu no Asakichi
MovieGamblers' Luck
1966
MovieIzuko e
1966
MovieThe Song of the Bwana Toshi
1966
as Toshi
MovieThe Betrayers Out!
1966
Movie風来忍法帖
1965
MovieThe Glamorous Ghost
1964
as Hospital Guard
MovieI'm a Bodyguard
1964
MovieDear Mr. Prime Minister
1964
as Kakumaru
MovieHow to Make Money
1964
MovieThe Honest Fool
1964
MovieTo Your Majesty, The Emperor 2
1964
as Zensuke Yamashita
MovieOkashina yatsu
1963
as Kashô Sanyûtei
MovieOnna yajikita-tatchi ryokō
1963
MovieTo Your Majesty, The Emperor
1963
MovieEscape from Hell
1963
as Ichibei
MovieSing, Young People!
1963
as Driver
MovieAttack Squadron
1963
MovieAitsu bakari ga naze moteru
1962
MovieTōkyō sanosa musume
1962
MovieOttamage ningyo monogatari
1962
MovieA Carpenter and Children
1962
MovieThe Ambitious Youth
1962
as Mitsuo Aoi
MovieA Country Boss
1962
as Sasaki
MovieGood Rascals
1962
as Ushi
MovieNippon no obaachan
1962
MovieJirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
1962
MovieSnow in the South Seas
1961
MovieJirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
1961
MovieRed Flowers of Hell
1961
MovieObon, The Moll Dipper
1961
Movie腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
MovieAces Wild
1961
若社長と爆発娘
1960
