, known by his stage name (an anagram of his surname), 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 is a Japanese comedian, television presenter, actor, filmmaker, and author. While he is known primarily as a comedian and TV host in his native Japan, he is better known abroad for his work as a filmmaker and actor as well as TV host. With th ...

(a.k.a. Beat Takeshi) and

Sanma Akashiya is a Japanese comedian, TV presenter, radio personality and actor most commonly known as Sanma-san. His real name is . His talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo and his shishô (master) back when he studied ''rakugo'' is Shōfukutei Matsunosuke. Tog ...

. Since taking over the role in April 1987, Tamori has hosted the weekly music television program ''

Music Station is a Japanese music television program. Broadcasting live weekly on TV Asahi since October 24, 1986, it currently airs from 9PM-10PM on Fridays. The program is also colloquially known as , , and . The show is currently syndicated throughout th ...

'' for over 34 years. For 32 years he hosted ''

Waratte Iitomo! was a Japanese variety show aired every weekday on Fuji TV. The show was hosted by Tamori (Kazuyoshi Morita) and ran from 1982 to 2014. The show was produced in the Studio Alta building in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The show featured a series of regular ...

'', a nationally televised live show broadcast every weekday at noon from October 1982 until March 2014. ''Waratte Iitomo!'' earned Tamori the Guinness World Record for "Longest continued hosting of a live television program", while ''Music Station'' earned him the world record for "Longest running live TV music show hosted by the same presenter" in 2021. His likeness is the basis for the Piranha Plant in '' All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.''.

Programs on which Tamori appears

Current

*'' Tamori Club'' (

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) (October 1982–present) *''

'' (TV Asahi) (April 1987–present) *'' Bura Tamori (Strolling with Tamori)'' ( NHK General TV) (December 2008, October 2009–March, 2010, October 2010–March 2011, April 2014–present) *''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) *''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 Wada is an ethnically Korean Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is also nicknamed "jotei" ( ...

'' ( TBS) (February 2007) *'' Hey! Spring of Trivia'' (Fuji TV) (July 2003 – September 2006) *''Tamori, Takeshi, Sanma, 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.GIGA

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) (August 1995 – March 1996) *''Tamori's Music is the World'' (

TV Tokyo JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certifie ...

) (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) *''

'' (Fuji TV) (October 1982–March 2014) *''Owarai Star Tanjō!!'' (NTV) (April 1980 – September 1986) *''24-Hour Television'' (NTV) (every August, 1978–1984) *''

Kōhaku Uta Gassen , more commonly known simply as ''Kōhaku'', is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. It is broadcast live simultaneously on television and radio, nationally and internationally by the NHK net ...

'' (NHK General) (as a guest in 1979, 1980, 2014, 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!!'' (

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) (October 1973 – June 1979) *''Sunday Owarai namachūkei'' ( MBS/TBS) (August 1978 – March 1979) *''Channel Thief! Pleasurable Gag Program! Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (gag program part following dubbed Monty Python's original program) (TV Tokyo) (April–September 1976) *''Tetsuko's room'' (TV Asahi, as the last guest of each year 1978–2013) *''Yoru Tamori'' (

Fuji TV JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known as CX, is a Japanese television station based in Odaiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Owned and operated by the it is the key station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network S ...

) (October 2014 – 2015)

References

External links

Information about "Tamori" at Japan Zone
* {{Authority control 1945 births Living people Japanese comedians Japanese television personalities People from Fukuoka World record holders

Programs on which Tamori appears

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