Tamori

Tamori

Born: August 22, 1945
in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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.

Movies for Tamori...

Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special
Released: November 11, 2023
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Summer Special
Released: June 17, 2023
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2022 Fall Special
Released: November 12, 2022
Type: Movie
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Title: タモリステーション
Released: January 28, 2022
Type: TV
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Fall Special
Released: November 6, 2021
Type: Movie
An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Skip" (スキップ) A man receives a unique door key with the power to transport him to the future, but the cost is steep: once he enters, he can never return. >> Story 2: "Yutosei" (優等生) One day, a high school girl receives her first-ever zero score in class. >> Story 3: "Fukkatsu no Jumon" (ふっかつのじゅもん) While cleaning his parents' house with his son, a man discovers the video game "Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line" and a piece of paper with a mysterious phrase, "Fukatsu no Jumon," written in 48-character hiragana. >> Story 4: "Kin no Tamago" (金の卵) One day, a housewife buys eggs at the supermarket and notices they're shining golden.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2021 Summer Special
Released: June 26, 2021
Type: Movie
An omnibus special comprised of four segments: >> Story 1: "Ato 15 Byo de Shinu" (あと15秒で死ぬ) Pharmacist Mikami Megumi, working late, finds herself frozen in time with a bullet suspended in front of her. >> Story 2: "Sanzunokawa Outlet Park" (三途の川アウトレットパーク) Kimura Takashi wakes up near the Sanzu River, a place where he can earn "virtue" based on his past deeds. >> Story 3: "Deja Vu" (デジャヴ) Hikari experiences repeated déjà vu moments on her birthday, including encounters with a mysterious masked man. >> Story 4: "Naru" (成る) Famous Go player Iwaya Kentaro faces an AI opponent named "Nuisance" that triggers traumatic memories with its moves.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Fall Special
Released: November 14, 2020
Type: Movie
Coin Laundry Story: Hashimoto Manabu is a temporary worker who has been laid off and has no choice but to live on part-time work. One day, he finishes washing his work clothes at a coin laundry and is about to put it into a dryer but the dryer just will not start. .. Story: Tatemoto Masako works for Shinwa Stationery’s General Affairs Department. She seems to be a typical office staff but she possesses a strange ability to manipulate people using the power of words.. Imaginary Friend Story: Harada Saki is a university student majoring in clinical psychology. At a lecture, she learns about imaginary friends created by a figment of imagination. It is said to be most common for those who are an only child or the eldest son or daughter. ... Update Kazoku Story: Three generations of the Kurosaki family live together under one roof. But they have not been a happy for a long time and the scene when they eat breakfast as a family has changed into a savage one....
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2020 Summer Special
Released: July 11, 2020
Type: Movie
Story 1 - Stains Story 02 - Three Wishes Story 03 - Father Who Does Not Burn Story 04 - Distributor
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2019 Rain Special
Released: June 8, 2019
Type: Movie
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Boro the Caterpillar
Title: Boro the Caterpillar
Character: (voice)
Released: March 21, 2018
Type: Movie
Just before dawn, Boro the Caterpillar hatched from an egg among patches of scrub grass. Looking around for the first time, he noticed the brilliance of the morning sun and a deliciousness in the air. Boro lowered himself down to the ground from the groundsel, and stepped out into the world of caterpillars and caterpillars' enemies.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2017 Fall Special
Released: October 14, 2017
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2016 Fall Special
Character: Storyteller
Released: October 8, 2016
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
Title: Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection
Released: November 28, 2015
Type: Movie
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The Noise
Title: The Noise
Released: May 23, 2015
Type: Movie
Underground people who exhale toxic gas appear in Tokyo's S-Ward, which is dealing with construction noise from urban development projects. Everyone panic, but it turns out that five middle-aged guys are unaffected by the poisonous gas. They undergo vigorous training to fight the underworld people, but are they going to be able to save the world…?
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Title: 戦後70年 ニッポンの肖像
Released: January 1, 2015
Type: TV
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Fall Special
Released: October 18, 2014
Type: Movie
Five bizarre tales for the fall of 2014. ***Surprise ***Hashiru Toriteki ***Mirai Dorobou ***Hieru ***Fanamo
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2014 Spring Special
Released: April 5, 2014
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Autumn Special
Released: October 12, 2013
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2013 Spring Special
Released: May 11, 2013
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Autumn Special
Released: October 6, 2012
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2012 Spring Special
Released: April 21, 2012
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Fall Special
Released: November 26, 2011
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2011 Spring Special
Released: May 14, 2011
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition
Title: Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Fall Special: Popular Author Competition
Released: October 4, 2010
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition
Title: Tales of the Bizarre 20th Anniversary Spring Special: Popular Episode Competition
Released: April 4, 2010
Type: Movie
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Title: Bura Tamori
Released: October 1, 2009
Type: TV
Bura Tamori (ブラタモリ, sometimes stylized as "BURATAMORI"))is a Japanese weekly geological TV series broadcast domestically on NHK General Television and internationally on NHK World Premium hosted by Tamori. It was launched in 2008. In the program, Tamori, accompanied by NHK's female broadcaster, strolls Japan's city or area with professional or amateur geologists, local historians or curators, and explores the place's terrain features and geological changes, as well as its history, culture and civil engineering.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2009 Spring Special
Character: Storyteller
Released: March 30, 2009
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2008 Fall Special
Released: September 23, 2008
Type: Movie
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Hero
Title: Hero
Character: Renzaburo Hanaoka
Released: September 8, 2007
Type: Movie
After six years away, D.A. Kuryu Kohei (Kimura Takuya) returns to his former Josai branch of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, just in time for a brewing storm. Kohei's first case starts out simple enough. The suspect, a blonde-haired security guard, had already confessed to manslaughter, but he suddenly retracts his confession and takes things to court with big-shot defense attorney Gamo (Matsumoto Koshiro). It turns out that the security guard is a key alibi witness in a high-profile political corruption case, and the results of his case will directly affect the next. With the media, politicians, and a special investigative team breathing down his back, Kohei must handle the case with care (and flair) to find out the truth.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Fall Special
Released: October 2, 2006
Type: Movie
***Kyouko-san (Miss Kyouko) A young therapist at a hospital investigates when a spirit appears and kills people who say "Kyouko-san, Kyouko-san, please make me pretty" to the bathroom mirror. ***Buchou OL (Manager-OL) [office lady] An OL and her boss switch bodies. ***Kinou Kouen (Yesterday at the park) Domoto Koichi plays a man who loses his friend due to a freak accident. He then finds that through a time slip, he can return to the previous day and save his friend. ***Neko ga Ongaeshi (Cat Repays a Favor) Kashiwagi Emi (Uchiyama Rina) is unable to get over her grandmother's death. Her cat Kuro decides he will cure her loneliness. ***Kazoku Kaigi (Family Meeting) A family of three meet with a car accident, but strangely wake up in their home the next morning. They are then told that they have to sacrifice one of them so two may live.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2006 Spring Special
Released: March 28, 2006
Type: Movie
***Replay A man sees his dead girlfriend through his digital camcorder. ***Inochibi (Life Force) A nurse is able to save dying patients with her 'life force'. ***Ame no Houmonsha (The Visitor in the Rain) A woman visits her sister on a rainy night to celebrate her birthday, but finds a stranger in her house who may be a murderer at large... ***Okusanya-san (The Wife Seller) A man stumbles upon a shop selling perfect wives. ***Imakiyo-san (Mr. Imakiyo) A student finds a spirit called Imakiyo in his apartment, and he has to obey three rules or suffer the consequences...
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House Hunting
Title: House Hunting
Character: (Voice)
Released: January 3, 2006
Type: Movie
A girl goes exploring to find a new house. Along the way, she encounters many of Japan's guardian spirits.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Fall Special
Released: September 20, 2004
Type: Movie
***Fushiawase wo Anata ni (We Bring You Misfortune) A woman sees a company called "Fushiawase wo Anata ni" (we bring you misfortune) promoting a new sales concept: giving its clients misfortune to motivate them to seek greater happiness. ***Kuuhaku no Hito (Blank Person) A woman wakes up in her bed every morning not remembering the events of the past night, and finding that someone has moved around the things in her room. ***Jigoku wa Manin (Hell Is Full) As there is no more room in hell, the evil/sinful find they cannot die. ***Kako kara no Nikki (Diary from the Past) A struggling author chances upon a diary which changes his life. ***Aketekure (Open Up!) A woman's husband dies in a car accident, but that same evening he is heard pounding on the door for someone to let him in.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2004 Spring Special
Released: March 29, 2004
Type: Movie
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2004 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Koroshiya desu no yo (It's a Hitman, You Know) - starring Mizuki Alisa. 2. Jibun-counsellor (Self-counsellor) - starring Inohara Yoshihiko. 3. Be Silent - starring Watabe Atsuro. 4. Sasoimizu (Pump-priming) - starring Harada Taizo. 5. Saigo no Hitotoki (The Last Moment) - starring Nagasaku Hiromi.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Fall Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Fall Special
Released: September 18, 2003
Type: Movie
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Fall Special" presents five tales. 1. *Kagi (The Key) - starring Eguchi Yosuke. 2. Perfect Couple - starring Yada Akiko. 3. Toosugita Otoko (The Man Who Was Too Far Away) - starring Nakamura Shido. 4. Meiro (The Maze)- starring Tanihara Shosuke. 5. Kage ga Omonaru Toki (When Shadows Accumulate) - starring Yashima Norito. * Adapted from a novel by Tsutsui Yasutaka.
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2003 Spring Special
Released: March 24, 2003
Type: Movie
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2003 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Kao wo Nusumareta (My Face was Stolen) - starring Inagaki Goro 2. Rental Love - starring Iijima Naoko 3. Oikaketai (I want to Chase [Him/Her]) - starring Kyono Kotomi 4. Chozeikin Taisaku Satsujin Jiken (Countering Excessive Taxation Murder Case) - starring Nishimura Masahiko 5. Kage no Kuni (The Country of Shadows) - starring Sakurai Sachiko
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Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: 2002 Spring Special
Released: March 27, 2002
Type: Movie
Hosted by veteran comedian Tamori, "Bizarre Tales 2002 Spring Special" presents five tales. 1. Mushi Game (Ignore the Game) - starring Uchiyama Rina 2. Okashina Machi (Funny Town) - starring Yanagiba Toshiro 3. Tokage no Shippo (Lizard's Tail) - starring Kashiwabara Takashi 4. Yogisha no Otoko (Man's Night Train) - starring Osugi Ren 5. Manhole - starring Kagawa Teruyuki
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Title: Hero
Character: Renzaburo Hanaoka
Released: January 8, 2001
Type: TV
Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have. Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd public prosecutor who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a deputy prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division, and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt. Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.
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Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: SMAP Special
Character: Storyteller
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: Movie
Drama Legend Special Yo nimo Kimyou na Monogatari SMAP Special is a 2001's rerun version, consisting of 5 stories: 1. Extra Synopsis: A man decides to go against a society whose every action and exchange of dialogue has already been prewritten in the screenplay of life. 2. 13-banme no Kyaku (Guest no. 13) Synopsis: A short-tempered man gets his hair cut at a strange barber shop only to find that he cannot leave before going through a certain process. 3. Black Room Synopsis: A son returns home from America to find his hometown shrouded in black and his parents behaving very strangely. 4. Boku wa Tabi o Suru (I'm Taking a Trip) Synopsis: A man’s older sister goes on a trip without realizing the terrifying truth. 5. Otona Juken (Adult Test) Synopsis: A young man must prove that he is truly an adult through a series of real life scenario tests.
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Tales of the Unusual
Title: Tales of the Unusual
Character: Storyteller (segment "The Storyteller")
Released: November 3, 2000
Type: Movie
A four-part anthology in the spirit of The Twilight Zone, this film starts off with a group of commuters stranded at a train station in the rain, listening to stories told by one of the group. These include tales of a group stranded in the mountains and haunted by guilt over a death they inadvertantly caused, an emotionally broken chessmaster pressed into playing a real-life game for an eccentric millionaire, a wandering medieval samurai who finds a modern-day cell phone on the ground and a person on the other end asking questions about the past, and a young couple who agree to try a computer simulation of what their future as husband and wife would be like.
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Title: SMAP×SMAP
Character: Skit Guest
Released: April 15, 1996
Type: TV
SMAP×SMAP was an ongoing weekly Japanese variety show on Kansai TV and Fuji TV starring the members of SMAP. The show began on April 15, 1996 and it aired from 22:00 to 22:54 every Monday. The show's usual ratings were higher than 20%, which is considered high since most variety shows range from 10-20%. Each episode begins a variety of skits, comedic performances, and/or games.  These are followed by Bistro SMAP, in which the SMAP members compete against each other to impress celebrity judges with their gourmet cooking.  Last is a musical performance by SMAP which may include celebrity guests, as well.
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Title: if: Moshimo
Character: Self – Host
Released: April 22, 1993
Type: TV
An anthology series of TV plays which each have two equal alternate endings.
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Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 3
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 3
Released: September 21, 1991
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 4
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 4
Released: September 21, 1991
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 2
Released: August 7, 1991
Type: Movie
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Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 1
Title: Tales of the Bizarre: Vol. 1
Released: August 7, 1991
Type: Movie
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Discontinuous Bombing Incident
Title: Discontinuous Bombing Incident
Character: Inspector Iwata
Released: May 13, 1991
Type: Movie
What is the clue that connects the police dormitory bombing case & Keihin canal murder case with the corporate bombing case 17 years ago? Detective Tamori chases a mystery!
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Title: Yonimo Kimyou na Monogatari Tokubetsuhen
Character: Tamori
Released: October 4, 1990
Type: TV
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Title: Tales of the Bizarre
Released: April 19, 1990
Type: TV
Inspired by American TV movies like "Hitchcock Theater" and "The Twilight Zone," the show features multiple works with Tamori as the storyteller and actors as the main characters. While horror and supernatural themes are predominant, a variety of genres like comedy and drama are also produced. Most episodes, however, have a bad ending.
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Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
Title: Tetsuro Tamba's Great Spirit World 2: I was surprised when I died!!
Released: January 13, 1990
Type: Movie
The second installment of the spirit world guide movie based on the original idea of ​​Tetsuro Tamba, made after the hit of the previous work. Depicts the world after death seen by a man who was sentenced to death for murdering his wife and sent to heaven.
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Title: Music Station
Released: October 24, 1986
Type: TV
MUSIC STATION (ミュージックステーション) is a popular weekly music variety show that has been on the air since 1986. It airs Fridays at 8pm on TV Asahi and usually has 5-8 J-Pop artists and groups as guests on each show. The two hosts: タモリ (Tamori) and Hironaka Ayaka chat with each artist for a couple minutes before they hit the stage and perform their latest song. The show also runs specials from time to time, along with a yearly 3+ hour (now 4) live performance bonanza around Christmas time called MUSIC STATION SUPER LIVE. The show also features Ward E. Sexton as the english announcer voice for introducing the guests and announcing the CD Single Hit Ranking (usually every week) and CD Album Hit Ranking (usually every month). Sexton is known for providing voice over to the Resident Evil (called Bio Hazard in Japan) video game series.
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Jazz Daimyo
Title: Jazz Daimyo
Character: Special Guest
Released: April 19, 1986
Type: Movie
Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.
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The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Title: The Legend of the Stardust Brothers
Character: Chairman of "Waratte Iitomo"
Released: June 15, 1985
Type: Movie
A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.
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Aizome Kyôko no mibôjin geshuku
Title: Aizome Kyôko no mibôjin geshuku
Released: December 22, 1984
Type: Movie
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Karate Cop 2
Title: Karate Cop 2
Released: July 2, 1983
Type: Movie
Karate expert Katayama (Takeda) investigates the robbery of a bank in Hokkaido, where an apple seed left at the scene holds the answer to the robbers' whereabouts.
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It's All Right, My Friend
Title: It's All Right, My Friend
Character: Hoho-Keiji
Released: April 15, 1983
Type: Movie
An alien with super powers fallen from the sky is befriended by some people who help him stop an evil group out to get him.
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Kidnapping Blues
Title: Kidnapping Blues
Character: R
Released: October 9, 1982
Type: Movie
A man and a little girl meet in a bicycle parking in Tokyo. The little girl says she wants to watch the sea, and their travel begins. The man does not intend to be a kidnapper – he asks the girl to phone her mother and tell her she's with him. During their trip they meet various people, but they always must continue on, lest the man be arrested.
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Title: Tamori Club
Released: October 8, 1982
Type: TV
Tamori Club is 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. Due to its "low budget", it has no stage sets, and almost all of the shooting is done on location.
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A Pool Without Water
Title: A Pool Without Water
Character: Camera Shop Owner
Released: February 20, 1982
Type: Movie
The man has a monotonous job punching tickets for the Japanese railway. One night, while walking home, he saves Jun from getting raped by two hoodlums. A few days later, he sneaks into her house but gets discovered. Later, as he watches his son subdue an insect with a chemical, the man gets an idea to subdue women while they're sleeping so he won't be discovered sneaking into their home. His new hobby spirals out of control as his confidence grows.
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Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
Title: Barefoot Gen Part 3: Battle of Hiroshima
Released: July 5, 1980
Type: Movie
Second live action "Barefoot Gen" sequel.
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Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie
Title: Shimoochiai Yakitori Movie
Released: June 23, 1979
Type: Movie