Kiyoshi Atsumi

    Kiyoshi Atsumi

    March 10, 1928 (96 years old) in Tokyo, Japan

    Kiyoshi Atsumi (ๆธฅ็พŽ ๆธ… Atsumi Kiyoshi), born Yasuo Tadokoro (็”ฐๆ‰€ ๅบท้›„ Tadokoro Yasuo, 10 March 1928 in Tokyo โ€“ 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 โ€œDear Mr. Emperorโ€ (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.

    Known For

    Tora! Tora! Tora!Tora! Tora! Tora!
    It's Tough Being a ManIt's Tough Being a Man
    Village of Eight GravestonesVillage of Eight Gravestones
    The Castle of SandThe Castle of Sand
    August without EmperorAugust without Emperor

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