Tatsuo Kamon

Honestly, Tatsuo Kamon is one of those guys I can't help but root for. He built a whole career out of parody and comedy songs, taking melodies everyone already hums and stuffing them with the petty annoyances and quiet truths of everyday life, and that's a harder trick than it looks. You need a real ear for language to land a joke and a wry little observation in the same breath, and he's got it. There's an Osaka flavor running through the humor that feels totally unforced to me. What gets me is the warmth underneath the gags, born in 1959 and still up there performing, not coasting on nostalgia but actually seasoned, like a sharp uncle who'll make you laugh and then quietly nail exactly what your life feels like.

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Tatsuo Kamon is a Japanese singer-songwriter born on March 25, 1959, in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture. He is widely known for his comedic parody songs, a style that blends sharp observational humor with familiar melodies. He attended Osaka Prefectural Kasugaoka High School. He maintains an active social media presence through Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

Name (English)

Tatsuo Kamon

Name (Japanese)

嘉門タツオ

Reading

かもん たつお

Born

March 25, 1959 (age 67)

Origin

Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

177 cm

Occupation

Singer-songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Boar

Agency

Clutch. Co.,ltd. (partnership)

Active years

1977 - 1980 / 1983 -

High school

Osaka Prefectural Kasugaoka High School

Works summary

Works

209 (1978–2025)

By year (titles with a known year)

1978: 1, 1982: 1, 1983: 3, 1984: 3, 1985: 6, 1986: 3, 1987: 3, 1988: 7, 1989: 9, 1990: 10, 1991: 9, 1992: 10, 1993: 5, 1994: 13, 1995: 3, 1996: 6, 1997: 6, 1998: 5, 1999: 5, 2000: 5, 2001: 8, 2002: 5, 2003: 5, 2004: 3, 2005: 6, 2006: 8, 2007: 7, 2008: 2, 2009: 2, 2010: 6, 2011: 6, 2012: 7, 2013: 1, 2014: 2, 2015: 1, 2016: 5, 2017: 3, 2018: 1, 2019: 4, 2020: 1, 2021: 1, 2024: 1, 2025: 1, year unknown: 10

Debut work

MBSヤングタウン

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttp://www.daipro-x.co.jp/kamon/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tatsuotorikai/
• Xhttps://x.com/kamontatsuo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%98%89%E9%96%80%E3%82%BF%E3%83%84%E3%82%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5361597

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Singer-songwriter

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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