Longest film series - same star
- Who
- Kiyoshi Atsumi
- What
- 48 total number
- Where
- Japan
- When
- December 1995
All 48 Tora-jiro Kuruma (more familiarly known as Tora-san) comedy films made by Shockiku Studios, Japan, between August 1969 and December 1995, starred Kiyoshi Atsumi (1928 -1996) in the role of Torajiro Kuruma.
At the height of Atsumi's popularity, one film critic claimed that his face was better known that the emperor.
Tora-san was initially created by Atsumi and director Yoji Yamada for a 1968 television series, but instead their project became a film in 1969 with 'It's Hard Being a Man' (Jap 1969).
Tora-san was initially created by Atsumi and director Yoji Yamada for a 1968 television series, but instead their project became a film in 1969 with 'It's Hard Being a Man' (Jap 1969).