Tamori
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Tales of the Unusual
as Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")
2000
Discontinuous Bombing Incident
as Inspector Iwata
1991
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
1990
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
as Storyteller
2004
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special
2004
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
2006
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
as Storyteller
2014
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Fall Special
2003
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special
2003
House Hunting
as (Voice)
2006
Kidnapping Blues
as R
1982
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
2023
It's All Right, My Friend
as Hoho-Keiji
1983
Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
2002
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
2006
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
as Storyteller
2020
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special
2023
Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House
1984
Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special
2021
Hero
as Renzaburo Hanaoka
2007
