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Tamori
Acting
Born: August 22, 1945
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.
Known For
A Pool Without Water
as Camera Shop Owner
Tales of the Unusual
as Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
Hero
as Renzaburo Hanaoka
House Hunting
as (Voice)
Boro the Caterpillar
as (voice)
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
as Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
Jazz Daimyo
as Special Guest
