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.

Known For

Hero

as Renzaburo Hanaoka

Hero

as Renzaburo Hanaoka

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

as Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"

A Pool Without Water

as Camera Shop Owner

Tales of the Unusual

as Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")

Jazz Daimyo

as Special Guest

Tales of the Bizarre

Boro the Caterpillar

as (voice)

Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special

House Hunting

as (Voice)