Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi (Japanese渥 美 清, Atsumi Kiyoshi, born March 10, 1928 in Tokyo, † August 4, 1996 in Tokyo ) was a Japanese actor.

Life

The craftsmen from the milieu of Tokyo's Asakusa district ( borough Taitō ) derived Atsumi began his acting career on stage of his native district.

His big break as an actor, he achieved but only with the top 40 when he "Tora -san ", represented the first time the figure of the " Torajirō Kuruma " mentioned in the film series Otoko wa yo tsurai. "Tora - San " should make it one of the best known performers of Japan. A total of 48 time slipped Atsumi 1969-1996 in the role of vagabonds from a poor family who is trying to escape all the obligations and every time again proves to be perpetual losers and thus is neither financial success or personal happiness. Although "Tora -san " throughout the film series of the same age remains the same clothes wearing - plaid jacket, gray felt hat with a narrow brim and belly band - and has the same problems, its popularity continues unabated. As a kind of role model for socially inferior of the figure and thus all 48 films met with great success.

Written and directed adopted in almost all adventures Yoji Yamada. But Atsumis personal experience was reflected in the role: for instance, the fictional home town "Tora -san " his own youth area is modeled with the narrow streets and staged in the public family feuds the Asakusa area and his appearance - including large wart on the left eye and the narrow eyes - made ​​a high level of recognition and identification of potential for its viewers.

The "Tora -san " series is led by the Guinness Book of Records as the longest movie series continued with the same protagonist - Kiyoshi Atsumi is thus the actor who played the same role for the longest time in a movie series. He was honored as Best Actor in 1983 with the Blue Ribbon Award.