Kei Tani 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.
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After Life
Swing Girls
Jungle Emperor Leo
Samurai Fiction
Red Shadow
Miyamoto Musashi IV: The Duel at Ichijo-ji Temple
Miyamoto Musashi III: Birth of Two Sword Style
Stereo Future
Chameleon
Tokyo Heaven
Free and Easy 17
Free and Easy 10
Free and Easy
Returning the Favor
Free and Easy 11
Free and Easy: Samurai Edition
Free and Easy 9
Kaisha monogatari: Memories of You
Free and Easy 12: Big Holiday Bonus Project
Free and Easy 5
Free and Easy 7
Free and Easy 16
Free and Easy 2
Free and Easy 8
Free and Easy 6
Free and Easy 4
Free and Easy 20: Final
Free and Easy 15
Free and Easy 3
Irresponsible Rascal of Japan
Lonely Heart
Irresponsible Age of Japan
Free and Easy 18
Vagabond Schemer
The Woman Who Touched Legs
The Stupid Teacher
Urban Marine Resort Story
The Greatest Challenge of All
Bayside Shakedown Extra Edition Bayside Policewoman Story Early Summer Traffic Safety Special
Las Vegas Free-For-All116 credits on file
Television 9
Furuya Ikkou's Great Detective Kindaichi Kousuke Series
Tales of the Bizarre
Emergency Room 24 Hours
Be with You
Haguregumo
My Little Chef
Justice For All
The Veteran Trio
Tobeikarosu no tsubasaConnected to Kei 6
About this person
Kei Tani 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.
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