8.0
8.0
Irresponsible Age of Japan
1962
as Mr. Tanida
Kei Tani
Acting
Nationality:Japan
Education:Chuo University
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Kei Tani (谷啓, Tani Kei) (born Yasuo Watanabe (渡部 泰雄, Watanabe Yasuo); 22 February 1932 – 11 September 2010) was a Japanese comedian, actor and musician. Born in Tokyo, he learned to play the trombone and, while a student at Chuo University, began playing in jazz bands performing for American soldiers during the Occupation of Japan. He quit university and joined the City Slickers with Frankie Sakai in 1953. In 1956, he joined the comic-jazz band The Crazy Cats with Hajime Hana and Hitoshi Ueki. He came to fame when the Crazy Cats started appearing on television, especially through their variety show "Shabondama Holiday," and in movies, through comedy series such as the "Irresponsible" (Musekinin) series at Toho. Some of his nonsense one-word gags, such as "gachon" became buzzwords imitated throughout the nation. He also appeared alone in dramatic roles on film and television, was a regular in the "Tsuribaka Nisshi" film series, and continued to be a popular figure on variety TV. His real name was Yasuo Watanabe, but his stage name, especially with the Japanese name order "Tani Kei," was based on a pun on the name Danny Kaye. He died of a brain contusion on 11 September 2010 after falling down the stairs in his Mitaka home.
Filmography (95 movies)
8.0
8.0
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
1962
8.0
8.0
Free and Easy 2
1989
7.8
7.8
Swing Girls
2004
as Morishita
7.7
7.7
Free and Easy 20: Final
2009
7.6
7.6
Stereo Future
2001
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 6
1993
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 3
1990
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 4
1991
as Kazuo Sasaki
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 5
1992
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 7
1994
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 8
1996
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 16
2005
as Sasaki
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 18
2007
7.5
7.5
Free and Easy 15
2004
7.3
7.3
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
2001
7.3
7.3
Free and Easy 9
1997
as Sasaki
7.3
7.3
Free and Easy
1988
7.2
7.2
After Life
1999
as Kennosuke Nakamura
7.1
7.1
Returning the Favor
2006
as Principal Tanokura
7.0
7.0
Tokyo Heaven
1990
as Kawamura
7.0
7.0
Free and Easy 11
2000
7.0
7.0
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
1964
as Akakabe Yasoba
7.0
7.0
The Greatest Challenge of All
1967
6.7
6.7
Free and Easy 10
1998
6.7
6.7
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
1998
6.7
6.7
Samurai Fiction
1998
as Kagemaru
6.0
6.0
Vagabond Schemer
1969
as Mr. Samon
6.0
6.0
The Woman Who Touched Legs
1960
6.0
6.0
Lonely Heart
1981
5.8
5.8
Free and Easy 17
2006
5.7
5.7
Chameleon
2008
5.7
5.7
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
1988
as Kei Taniyama
4.8
4.8
Red Shadow
2001
as Roushi
3.0
3.0
Midnight Run Main Store
1992
as Juzaburo Hamazaki
1.0
1.0
Urban Marine Resort Story
1989
as Otsuka
Whisper of the Spirits
1987
A Ghost Love Story of Japan
1982
Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya
1967
続・図々しい奴
1964
アッと驚く為五郎
1970
Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō
1970
やるぞみておれ為五郎
1971
花も実もある為五郎
1971
港町紳士録
1979
Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan
1964
The Sandal Keeper
1964
The Man from Planet Alpha
1966
Smile
2007
as Kunio Imaizumi
Imaginary Paradise
1968
Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor
1970
Kaidan botandōrō
1982
Headless Island
1978
Industrial Spy Free-for-All
1967
Legend of the Irresponsible Hero
1964
腰抜け女兵騒動
1961
ほんだら捕物帖
1966
Mutsugorō no kekkon-ki
1974
Five Gents and Karate Grandpa
1968
as Senkichi Akama (Takayama Trading 2nd Sales Manager)
The Craziest Operation
1966
Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters
1974
as Junpei Kawamoto
Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama
1962
Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man
1970
as Hiroshi Tanimura
Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man
1971
as Keita Yamagami
Japan's No. 1 Best Man
1967
Hakuro no Shibijin
2004
The Games Teachers Play
1992
as Ikuo Haruyama
Shinibana
2004
as Shōji
Las Vegas Free-For-All
1967
as Kaneo Nashimoto
How to Make a Big Hit
1968
Love and Duty
1997
as Saeki
The Crazy Adventure
1965
as Tanii
An Impudent Man
1964
L・O・V・I・N・G
1983
True Osaka Grit
1965
Japan's No. 1 Playboy
1963
The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay
1966
as Mori no Ishimatsu
Monsieur Zivaco
1967
as Jiro Suzuki
The Stupid Teacher
2000
as Mystery man
The Donkey Comes on a Tank
1964
Crazy Big Explosion
1969
Mexican Free-for-All
1968
どーもくん
2018
Japan's No. 1 Braggart
1964
as Igawa
Crazy Operation: First Move
1963
Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility
1963
Postman
2008
as Kaoru Hada
The detective whose path was crossed by a snake
1995
Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man
1969
as Koyama
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
1964
Ant Hell War
1964
Youth Bakachin Cooking School
2003
as Eitaro Nakajo
Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong
1963
As the River Flows
2000
as Tokio Misaki
Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special
1998
as Kouzo Shinohara
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