Tamori
Acting
Born: 1945-08-22 in 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
SMAP×SMAP
Skit Guest
Tales of the Bizarre
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Tamori
Bura Tamori
Music Station
Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House
Tales of the Unusual
Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")
Hero
Renzaburo Hanaoka
Tamori Club
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
Storyteller
Comedy actors: Cooper and Gable
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 3
A Pool Without Water
Camera Shop Owner
Tales of the Bizarre: 2026 Summer Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Winter Special
Tamori
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
Storyteller
Boro the Caterpillar
(voice)
Hakatakko Pure Heart
Shimo-ochiai Yakitori Movie
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 4
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
Kidnapping Blues
R
Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special – Autumn Special
The Storyteller
Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special
'80 Animation: The Best Ten
Tales of the Bizarre: 35th Anniversary Special
Tamori
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
Storyteller
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"
Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition
Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special
Tamori
Tales of the Bizarre: 2007 Spring Special
Host
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special
