--- name: "Kei Tani" canonical: "https://film.one/person/kei-tani" fi1m_id: "kei-tani" imdb_id: "nm0849433" tmdb_id: 82542 wikidata_id: "Q3276468" roles: ["Actor"] born: "22 February 1932" died: "11 September 2010" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-04T04:35:12.055266+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Kei Tani ## Identity Kei Tani - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kei-tani - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** kei-tani - **IMDb ID:** nm0849433 - **TMDB ID:** 82542 - **Wikidata ID:** Q3276468 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_Tani, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3276468, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849433/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82542 Actor. Born 22 February 1932 in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. Died 11 September 2010. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 22 February 1932, Ota, Tokyo, Japan - **Died:** 11 September 2010 - **Also known as:** 谷啓 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_Tani, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3276468, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0849433/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/82542 ## Biography Kei Tani (born Yasuo Watanabe; 22 February 1932 – 11 September 2010) was a Japanese comedian, actor and musician. He studied at Chuo University and played trombone in jazz bands before joining the comic jazz group The Crazy Cats in 1956. He became nationally known through their television variety shows and film comedy series, including the Irresponsible series, and popularised catchphrases such as "gachon". Tani also appeared in dramatic roles. He played Kennosuke Nakamura in Hirokazu Kore-eda's *After Life* (1999). Other credits include *Samurai Fiction* (1998) as Kagemaru, *Swing Girls* (2004) as Morishita and the voice of Burazza in *Jungle Emperor Leo* (1997). He was a regular in the long-running *Tsuribaka Nisshi* film series. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *After Life* (1999), Fi1m 85, as Kennosuke Nakamura — [page](https://film.one/film/after-life.md) ## Complete filmography (125) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *どーもくん* (2018), Actor - *Free and Easy 20: Final* (2009), Actor - *Chameleon* (2008), as Kenzo Sakai - *Postman* (2008), as Kaoru Hada - *Smile* (2007), as Kunio Imaizumi - *Free and Easy 18* (2007), Actor - *Free and Easy 17* (2006), Actor - *Returning the Favor* (2006), as Principal Tanokura - *Free and Easy 16* (2005), as Sasaki - *Be with You* (2005), series, as Suzuki Hachiro - *Swing Girls* (2004), as Morishita - *Free and Easy 15* (2004), Actor - *Blooming Again* (2004), as Shōji - *Hakuro no Shibijin* (2004), Actor - *Youth Bakachin Cooking School* (2003), as Eitaro Nakajo - *My Little Chef* (2002), series, as Carlos Koizumi - *Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project* (2001), Actor - *Red Shadow* (2001), as Roushi - *Stereo Future* (2001), Actor - *The Stupid Teacher* (2000), as Mystery man - *As the River Flows* (2000), as Tokio Misaki - *Free and Easy 11* (2000), Actor - *The Veteran Trio* (1999), series, as Kumogakure Nogenyume - *After Life* (1999), as Kennosuke Nakamura — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/after-life.md) - *Emergency Room 24 Hours* (1999), series, Actor - *Free and Easy: Samurai Edition* (1998), Actor - *Samurai Fiction* (1998), as Kagemaru - *Free and Easy 10* (1998), Actor - *Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special* (1998), as Kozo Shinohara - *Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert* (1997), as Kozo Shinohara - *Free and Easy 9* (1997), as Sasaki - *Jungle Emperor Leo* (1997), as Burazza (voice) - *Love and Duty* (1997), as Saeki - *Natural Love for the Future* (1996), series, as Saji Washito - *Free and Easy 8* (1996), Actor - *Justice For All* (1995), series, Actor - *The detective whose path was crossed by a snake* (1995), Actor - *Free and Easy 7* (1994), Actor - *Free and Easy 6* (1993), Actor - *Free and Easy 5* (1992), Actor - *The Games Teachers Play* (1992), as Ikuo Haruyama - *Night Escape Agency* (1992), as Juzaburo Hamazaki - *Free and Easy 4* (1991), as Kazuo Sasaki - *Free and Easy 3* (1990), Actor - *Tokyo Heaven* (1990), as Kawamura - *Tales of the Bizarre* (1990), series, Actor - *Free and Easy 2* (1989), Actor - *Urban Marine Resort Story* (1989), as Otsuka - *Free and Easy* (1988), Actor - *Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You* (1988), as Kei Taniyama - *Whisper of the Spirits* (1987), Actor - *L・O・V・I・N・G* (1983), Actor - *Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series* (1983), series, as Kawai - *A Ghost Love Story of Japan* (1982), Actor - *Kaidan botandōrō* (1982), Actor - *Lonely Heart* (1981), Actor - *Tobeikarosu no tsubasa* (1979), series, Actor - *港町紳士録* (1979), Actor - *Headless Island* (1978), Actor - *Haguregumo* (1978), series, Actor - *Comedy: Love and Justice Among Cheaters* (1974), as Junpei Kawamoto - *Mr. Mutsugoro’s Happy Marriage* (1974), Actor - *What is Love?* (1973), as Uemura - *Japan's No. 1 Shocked Man* (1971), as Keita Yamagami - *I'll Be Deceived* (1971), as Gennai Hayakawa - *花も実もある為五郎* (1971), Actor - *やるぞみておれ為五郎* (1971), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Mischievous Man* (1970), as Hiroshi Tanimura - *Nani ga nandemo Tamegorō* (1970), Actor - *アッと驚く為五郎* (1970), Actor - *Crazy Violence at Shimizu Harbor* (1970), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Disconnected Man* (1969), as Koyama - *Monstrous! Who Am I?!* (1969), Actor - *Crazy Big Explosion* (1969), Actor - *Vagabond Schemer* (1969), as Mr. Samon - *Crazy Big Discovery* (1969), as Akira Tanii - *喜劇 競馬必勝法 一発勝負* (1968), as 古田茂作 - *Imaginary Paradise* (1968), Actor - *Mexican Free-for-All* (1968), as Chuji Shimizu - *How to Make a Big Hit* (1968), Actor - *Five Gents and a Chinese Merchant* (1968), as Senkichi Akama - *Five Gents and Karate Grandpa* (1968), as Senkichi Akama (Takayama Trading 2nd Sales Manager) - *Japan's No. 1 Best Man* (1967), Actor - *Monsieur Zivaco* (1967), as Jiro Suzuki - *Ghost Story of Two Travelers at Tenamonya* (1967), Actor - *The Greatest Challenge of All* (1967), Actor - *Las Vegas Free-For-All* (1967), as Kaneo Nashimoto - *Last Days of the Tokugawa Regime: Tenamonya Confusion* (1967), Actor - *Industrial Spy Free-for-All* (1967), Actor - *The Craziest Operation* (1966), Actor - *Look Up, Noble One* (1966), as Katsutoshi Nishioka - *Tenamonya Tôkaidô* (1966), Actor - *The Man from Planet Alpha* (1966), Actor - *ほんだら捕物帖* (1966), Actor - *The Boss of Pick-Pocket Bay* (1966), as Mori no Ishimatsu - *The Crazy Adventure* (1965), as Tanii - *True Osaka Grit* (1965), Actor - *Sequel Western King, Eastern Leader* (1965), Actor - *The Donkey Comes on a Tank* (1964), Actor - *Irresponsible Life in Edo Japan* (1964), Actor - *Double Trouble* (1964), Actor - *The Sandal Keeper* (1964), Actor - *The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords* (1964), Actor - *Western King, Eastern Leader* (1964), Actor - *Legend of the Irresponsible Hero* (1964), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Braggart* (1964), as Igawa - *An Impudent Man 2* (1964), Actor - *Ant Hell War* (1964), Actor - *Go to Hell! Company Men* (1964), Actor - *Youth Season Continued* (1964), as Chief Tanida ("Printemps Cosmetics" Charm Girl Chief) - *An Impudent Man* (1964), Actor - *Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple* (1964), as Akakabe Yasoba - *Crazy Cats Go to Hong Kong* (1963), Actor - *Crazy Operation: Drop Dead! Irresponsibility* (1963), Actor - *Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style* (1963), Actor - *Japan's No. 1 Playboy* (1963), Actor - *Crazy Operation: First Move* (1963), Actor - *Yes! Yes! 3 Young Girls* (1963), Actor - *Irresponsible Rascal of Japan* (1962), Actor - *Youth Season* (1962), Actor - *Irresponsible Age of Japan* (1962), as Mr. Tanida - *Kureji no Hanayome to Shichinin no Nakama* (1962), Actor - *Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger* (1961), Actor - *The Troubles of Wimpy Women Soldiers* (1961), Actor - *The Woman Who Touched Legs* (1960), Actor ## Gallery - ![『図々しい奴』（1964年）。主演の谷啓。](https://film.one/media/person/5531777/gallery-d05318badc5e.png) 『図々しい奴』（1964年）。主演の谷啓。 — 国際情報社, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Kei-Tani-1.png?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Kei Tani](https://film.one/media/person/5531777/gallery-df258153dce5.jpg) Kei Tani — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. 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