Tamori
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is a Japanese celebrity. His real name is and the screenname Tamori is an anagram
of his surname. He was born on 22 August 1945 in Fukuoka City
in Fukuoka Prefecture
.
Along with Takeshi Kitano
(Beat Takeshi) and Sanma Akashiya
, he is one of the big three television comedians in Japan.
His most famous nationally-televised TV programme is called Waratte Iitomo! ("It's OK to laugh!"), which is a live TV show that has been broadcast every weekday at lunchtime since October 1982.
He is never seen without his trademark sunglasses. He has worn them even in period pieces (Jidaigeki
), despite the story taking place in a historical setting.
Anagram
An anagram is a type of word play, the result of rearranging the letters of a word or phrase to produce a new word or phrase, using all the original letters exactly once; e.g., orchestra = carthorse, A decimal point = I'm a dot in place, Tom Marvolo Riddle = I am Lord Voldemort. Someone who...
of his surname. He was born on 22 August 1945 in Fukuoka City
Fukuoka, Fukuoka
is the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
in Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyūshū Island. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.- History :Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen....
.
Along with Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
(Beat Takeshi) and Sanma Akashiya
Sanma Akashiya
is a Japanese TV comedian and actor simply known as Sanma. His real name is . His talent agency is Yoshimoto Corporation.Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "Big Three" tarento of Japan. Sanma's nickname is . He is known for his ability to endlessly carry a...
, he is one of the big three television comedians in Japan.
His most famous nationally-televised TV programme is called Waratte Iitomo! ("It's OK to laugh!"), which is a live TV show that has been broadcast every weekday at lunchtime since October 1982.
He is never seen without his trademark sunglasses. He has worn them even in period pieces (Jidaigeki
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular...
), despite the story taking place in a historical setting.
Current
- Waratte Iitomo! (Fuji TVFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
) (October 1982–present) - Tamori ClubTamori Clubis a late-night variety program hosted by comedian Kazuyoshi Morita, better known as Tamori. It is broadcast in Japan on the TV Asahi network. It started on 8 October 1982, and is one of the longest-running programs in Japan. This program deals with social phenomena from original, maniac viewpoints...
(TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
) (October 1982–present) - Music StationMusic Stationis a Japanese music television program. It began broadcasting on October 24, 1986 and continues to be broadcast weekly in High-definition from 8PM-9PM on tv asahi...
(TV Asahi) (April 1987–present) - Buratamori (NHK General TV) (December 2008, October 2009-March, 2010, October 2010–March 2011)
- Yonimo Kimyō na Monogatari (Fuji TV) (April–September 1990, January–December 1991, April–September 1992, and Spring & Autumn special editions every year since 1994 except spring 2006)
- Tetsuko's room (TV Asahi, as the last guest of the year, every year since 1978)
- FNS no hi (Fuji TV) (every July, 1992–present)
Past
- Ethica no Kagami (Fuji TV) (October 2008–September 2010)
- Tamori's Japonica Logos (Fuji TV) (October 2005 – September 2008)
- Special Drama: Murder case of Akiko WadaAkiko Wadais a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from , Ikuno-ku, Osaka. Born Kim Bok-Ja , like many Zainichi Koreans, she also had a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized . On her selection of Japanese citizenship, her name became , which upon...
(TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) (February 2007) - Hey! Spring of TriviaHey! Spring of TriviaHey! Spring of Trivia is the name given by Spike TV to the show a Japanese variety show on Fuji TV.-Concept:"Trivia" consists of a series of video segments that introduce and confirm the validity of unusual trivia. Past trivia has included exploding erasers, spiders affected by caffeine, and...
(Fuji TV) (July 2003 – September 2006) - Tamori, TakeshiTakeshi Kitanois a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
, SanmaSanma Akashiyais a Japanese TV comedian and actor simply known as Sanma. His real name is . His talent agency is Yoshimoto Corporation.Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "Big Three" tarento of Japan. Sanma's nickname is . He is known for his ability to endlessly carry a...
, Big 3 Golf Match (Fuji TV) (New year program on 1988, 1989, 1991–1994, 1996–1999) - Tamori's Vocabula Tengoku (Fuji TV) (October 1992 – March 1997)
- Tamori no Picross (St.GIGASt.GIGAis the name of a defunct satellite radio company that was formed as a subsidiary of satellite television company WOWOW and later became semi-independent, forming a keiretsu with its parent. Using the BS network to broadcast digital radio via direct broadcast satellite as a test on November 30,...
SatellaviewSatellaviewThe is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...
) (August 1995 – March 1996) - Tamori's Music is the World" (TV TokyoTV Tokyois a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
) (September 1994 – March 1996) - Tamori's Gap don" (TV Tokyo) (September–Decemober 1994)
- Drama: If Moshimo (Fuji TV) (April–September 1993)
- Special Drama : Self dropout (TBS) (April 1990)
- Kon'ya wa Saikō ~WHAT A FANTASTIC NIGHT!~) (NTV) (April 1981 – October 1989)
- Amazing Small Universe: Human body (NHK General) (June & September 1989)
- Watching (NHK General) (April 1985 – March 1989)
- Owarai Star Tanjō!! (NTV) (April 1980 – September 1986)
- 24-Hour Television (NTV) (every August, 1978–1984)
- Kōhaku Uta GassenKohaku Uta Gassen, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas broadcasters which bought the program...
(NHK General) (as a guest in 1979, 1980, as MC in 1983) - Yūkan Tamori Kochira desu (TV Asahi) (October 1981 – March 1982) (preceding program of Tamori Club)
- Variety Televifasorasido (NHK General) (April 1980 – March 1982)
- Star Tanjō!! (NTV) (April 1980 – April 1981)
- Notte sea venture (TV Asahi) (April – June 1980)
- Drama Ningen Moyō: Swindler (NHK General) (April 1980)
- Friday 10!Uwasa no Channel!! (NTVNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
) (October 1973 – June 1979) - Sunday Owarai namachūkei (MBSMainichi Broadcasting Systemis a broadcasting station in Osaka, Japan, affiliated with Japan Radio Network , National Radio Network , Japan News Network and TBS Network, serving in the Kansai region. MBS is also one of the major stockholders of Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, Inc...
/TBS) (August 1978 – March 1979) - Channel Thief! Pleasurable Gag Program! Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
(gag program part following dubbed Monty Python's original program) (TV Tokyo) (April–September 1976)