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
(1982)
Camera shop owner
Full Filmography
Acting
Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie
(1979)
Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
(1980)
Kidnapping Blues
(1982)
R
A Pool Without Water
(1982)
Camera shop owner
Karate Cop 2
(1983)
It's All Right, My Friend
(1983)
Hoho-Keiji
Aizome Kyôko no mibôjin geshuku
(1984)
The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
(1985)
Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"
Jazz Daimyo
(1986)
Special Guest
Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
(1990)
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 1
(1991)
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
(1991)
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 3
(1991)
Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 4
(1991)
Discontinuous Bombing Incident
(1991)
Inspector Iwata
Tales of the Unusual
(2000)
Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")
Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special
(2001)
Storyteller
Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
(2002)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special
(2003)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Fall Special
(2003)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special
(2004)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
(2004)
House Hunting
(2006)
(Voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
(2006)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
(2006)
Hero
(2007)
Renzaburo Hanaoka
Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special
(2008)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
(2009)
Storyteller
Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition
(2010)
Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition
(2010)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special
(2011)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
(2011)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special
(2012)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
(2012)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
(2013)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special
(2013)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special
(2014)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
(2014)
The Noise
(2015)
Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
(2015)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special
(2016)
Storyteller
Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
(2017)
Boro the Caterpillar
(2018)
(voice)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special
(2019)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special
(2020)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
(2020)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special
(2021)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special
(2021)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special
(2022)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
(2023)
Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special
(2023)