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.

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Filmography

View Tales of the Bizarre
Tales of the Bizarre

Tales of the Bizarre

1990Series
7.8
View Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen

1990Series
9.5
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SMAP×SMAP

SMAP×SMAP

1996Series
8.5
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Bura Tamori

Bura Tamori

2009Series
10.0
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Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House

Kyoko Aizome's Widow Boarding House

1984Film
2.0
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Hero

Hero

2007Film
6.5
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special

2023Film
6.0
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Tales of the Unusual

Tales of the Unusual

2000Film
6.6
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A Pool Without Water

A Pool Without Water

1982Film
5.2
View Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special

Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special

2014Film
8.5
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Music Station

Music Station

1986Series
8.5
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1993Series
5.0