Date of birth: 1945-08-22
Place of birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Known for: Acting
Also known as: 타모리, 森田一義, 모리타 카즈요시, Kazuyoshi Morita, 森田一义, 塔摩利, Morita Kazuyoshi, タモリ, Tamori

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.

2000-11-03
A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commu

1991-05-13
What is the clue that connects the police dormitory bombing case & Keihin canal murder case with the

1990-01-13
The second installment of the spirit world guide movie based on the original idea of Tetsuro Tamba

2004-03-29
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2004 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Koro

2004-09-20
***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo An

2006-10-02
***Kyouko-san (Miss Kyouko) A young therapist at a hospital investigates when a spirit appears and

2014-10-18
An omnibus special comprised of five segments.

2003-03-24
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Kao

2003-09-18
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Fall Special" presents five tales. 1. *Kagi

2006-01-03
A girl goes exploring to find a new house. Along the way, she encounters many of Japan's guardian sp

1982-10-09
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch

2023-06-17
"Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '23夏の特別編) aired on Fuji TV on June 17, 2023, f

1983-04-15
An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evi

2002-03-27
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2002 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Mush

2006-03-28
***Replay A man sees his dead girlfriend through his digital camcorder. ***Inochibi (Life Force)

2020-11-14
Coin Laundry Story: Hashimoto Manabu is a temporary worker who has been laid off and has no choice

2023-11-11
"Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '23秋の特別編) is a Japanese anthology drama that air

1984-12-22

2021-11-06
An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Skip" (スキップ) A man receives a unique d

2007-09-08
After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tok

2017-10-14

2008-09-23

2022-11-12
As part of the long-running anthology series, which began in 1990, this special features a collectio

2015-05-23
Underground people who exhale toxic gas appear in Tokyo's S-Ward, which is dealing with construction

1980-07-05
Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.

1978-03-21
This film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Hisashi Inoue, which tells the story of

2024-06-08
"Tales of the Bizarre: 2024 Summer Special" (世にも奇妙な物語 '24夏の特別編) aired on Fuji TV on June 8, 2024, fe

2016-09-30
The late Fujio Akatsuka is revered by many Japanese artists and scholars for his developments to ear

2018-03-21
Just before dawn, Boro the Caterpillar hatched from an egg among patches of scrub grass. Looking aro

1983-07-02
Karate expert Katayama (Takeda) investigates the robbery of a bank in Hokkaido, where an apple seed

1982-02-20
After saving a girl from rape, a bored rail worker finds out about a chemical that makes people slee

2016-10-08
An omnibus special comprised of four segments and a prologue.

2009-03-30

1979-06-23

2001-01-01
Drama Legend Special Yo nimo Kimyou na Monogatari SMAP Special is a 2001's rerun version, consisting

1986-04-19
Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out

2015-11-28
"Box" Shuko Yoshino (played by Yuko Takeuchi), a researcher at a medical university, was suddenly hi

1991-08-07

1991-08-07

1991-09-21

1991-09-21

2020-07-11
Story 1 - Stains Story 02 - Three Wishes Story 03 - Father Who Does Not Burn Story 04 - Distribut

2010-04-04

2010-10-04

2011-05-14

2011-11-26

2012-10-06

2012-04-21

2013-05-11

2013-10-12

2014-04-05

2019-06-08

1985-06-15
A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shing

2021-06-26
An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Ato 15 Byo de Shinu" (あと15秒で死ぬ) Pharma

2005-04-12

2024-12-14

1980-12-20
Top ten anime of the 1980, reviewed by Tamori and Miyuki Kojima

2025-05-31
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the popular omnibus drama "Tales of the Unusual," in which Ta

2007-03-26
***Sainou-dama A talentless young musician receives a spam email advertising "Talent Balls"--three l

2025-11-08
35th-anniversary Fuji TV special featuring three new “Tales of the Unusual” shorts: Anata Hakubutsuk