お笑いタレント Japanese Comedians

Takashi Sorimachi was born on 19 December 1973 in Saitama, Japan. He is an actor, known for GTO: The Movie (1999), GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (1998) and Fulltime Killer (2001). He has been married to Nanako Matsushima since 21 February 2001. They have two children.

Kiichi Nakai was born on 18 September 1961 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002), 47 Ronin (1994) and Warriors of Heaven and Earth (2003). He has been married to Mayu Yoshitani since September 2000.

Tarô Yamamoto was born on 24 November 1974 in Hyogo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Battle Royale (2000), Moon Child (2003) and Get Up! (2003). He was previously married to Julie Warisaya.

Noritake Kinashi was born on 9 March 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor and producer, known for Sorobanzuku (1986), Inuyashiki (2018) and Ultraman Zearth 2 (1997). He has been married to Narumi Yasuda since 1994. They have three children.

Yoshihiko Hakamada was born on 16 July 1973 in Shizuoka, Japan. He is an actor, known for The Cat Returns (2002), Slight Fever of a 20-Year-Old (1993) and Like Grains of Sand (1995). He was previously married to Ai Kawanaka.

Oda Yuji's career in Japanese entertainment began in the late 80s when he released two record singles that went largely unnoticed. He also played supporting roles in a few films and tv shows. Yuji began to garner attention when he appeared in a 1989 tv romantic comedy called "Mama Haha Boogie", opposite Atsuko Asano (101st Marriage Proposal, Abunai Keiji). But it was not until his appearance in the television mini series Tokyo Love Story (1991) in 1991, however, that he became a celebrated star. Since then Yuji has continued to produce the occasional album but has become most known for his impressive acting. Probably his best known role is as the married-to-the-job cop in Odoru daisosasen (1997) and its various incarnations on tv and film.

Yuji's hobbies include shooting pool, diving and racing cars in Japan's Class C circuit.

Toshirô Yanagiba was born on 3 January 1961 in Daisen, Japan. He is an actor, known for Space Battleship Yamato (2010), Bayside Shakedown (1998) and Odoru daisosasen the movie 2: Rainbow Bridge wo fuusa seyo! (2003).

Shinsuke Aoki was born on 8 March 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Messengers (1999), August in the Water (1995) and Mr. Baseball (1992).

Hideaki Ito, born in 1975, in Nagasaki, Japan, and raised in Gifu, is a renowned Japanese actor known for his versatility and charismatic presence in both film and television. He graduated from Gifu Prefectural Ginan Technical High School and later moved to Tokyo after having been chosen in a competition for a talent agency for young male actors. Hideaki's breakthrough role came in 2004 when he starred in the film and TV series, "Umizaru", a film about the lives of Japan Coast Guard officers. Each of the Umizaru films ranked in the top 100 highest grossing films in Japan, including both Japanese and Western films. His performance garnered significant attention and cemented his status as a leading actor in Japanese cinema. Throughout his career, Hideaki Ito has displayed a wide range of acting abilities, taking on diverse roles in genres such as drama, action, comedy and historical epics. Notably, he starred in the 2007 film "Sukiyaki Western Django" with Quentin Tarantino. The film was entered in the 64th Venice Film Festival. In 2012, he received critical acclaim for his role as Seiji Hasumi in the thriller "Lesson of the Evil", directed by Takashi Miike. In 2015, he won the Japan Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in "Wood Job!". In 2022, Hideaki was cast as Jin Miyamoto, a detective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, in HBO's Tokyo Vice, a crime drama based on the memoir of American journalist Jake Adelstein. Hideaki's performance was widely praised, contributing to the overall success and critical acclaim of the show. With a career spanning over two decades, Hideaki Ito remains a significant presence in the Japanese film industry. His dedication to his craft, his ability to adapt to various roles, and transition seamlessly between different genres while delivering compelling performances makes him a prominent and enduring figure in the world of acting.

Jirô Satô was born on 7 May 1969 in Aichi, Japan. He is an actor and writer, known for Brothers in Brothel (2019), Memo (2008) and Watashitachi ga Propose sarenai no ni wa, 101 no Riyû ga atte da na (2014).

Ken Shimura was born on 20 February 1950 in Higashimurayama, Japan. He was an actor and writer, known for Ken Shimura's Idiot Feudal Lord (1986), Za.Dorifutazu no kamo da!! Goyo da!! (1975) and Railroad Man (1999). He died on 29 March 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.

Takayuki Yamada was born on October 20, 1983. He first started out co-starring in a handful of dramas before making a big splash on Waterboys (2003). He followed up with Fireboys (2004), his award winning performance in Sekai no chûshin de, ai wo sakebu (2004), Churasan 3, H2 and legendary independent master piece The Rakugo Movie (2012). His remarkable acting makes sets him apart among the younger generation of Japanese actors.

Aiko Satô was born on 26 September 1977 in Kanagawa, Japan. She is an actress, known for Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998), Time Leap (1997) and Anata no tonari ni dare ka iru (2003).

Takaaki Ishibashi was born on 22 October 1961 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor and producer, known for Major League II (1994), Sorobanzuku (1986) and Major League: Back to the Minors (1998). He was previously married to Honami Suzuki and Masayo Ishibashi.

Yoshinori Okada was born on 19 March 1977 in Gifu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Gendai ninkyoden (1997), Oto-na-ri (2009) and Nonchan noriben (2009).

Masahiro Motoki was born on 21 December 1965 in Okegawa, Saitama, Japan. He is an actor, known for Departures (2008), Chûgoku no chôjin (1998) and Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992). He has been married to Yayako Uchida since July 1995. They have three children.

Hitoshi Matsumoto and his childhood friend Masatoshi Hamada teamed up as comedy duo Downtown. When they had their own TV shows in late 80s, they became phenomenal pop culture among young Japanese people. Unlike other comedy duos in Japan, they are still together, and they dominate prime time TV shows in Japan. They are most notably famous for their yearly "batsu" TV special aired on New Years Eve from 18:30 - 00:00 that has been running for 10 consecutive years which gained a large following internationally via YouTube.

Masatoshi Hamada and his childhood friend Hitoshi Matsumoto teamed up as comedy duo Downtown. When they had their own TV shows in late 80s, they became phenomenal pop culture among young Japanese people. Unlike other comedy duos in Japan, they are still together, and they dominate prime time TV shows in Japan.

Kazunari Ninomiya was born on 17 June 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Assassination Classroom (2015) and Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011).

Yutaka Takenouchi was born on 2 January 1971 in Chofu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Shin Godzilla (2016), Between Calmness and Passion (2001) and Shin Kamen Rider (2023).

Mike Maki was born on 27 April 1944. He is an actor, known for Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (1999), Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive: Sudden Shock! A New Warrior (1999) and GoGo Sentai Boukenger (2006).

Tsuyoshi Muro was born on 23 January 1976 in Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017), Ouroboros (2015) and Dance with Me (2019).

Asami was born in Kyoto and raised in Ibaraki, Osaka. She debuted at 13 in an ad for home builder's Asahi Kasei's Hebel Haus in 1997. She won the Grand Prix at the 3rd Miss Tokyo Walker and soon obtained a supporting role in the 2002 horror film, Dark Water. She has gone on to do multiple commercials and appear in even more films like the rejected woman in Close Range Love or the novelist mentee in The Woman Who Buys The Local Newspaper. She is signed with the Atlantis Cast talent agency.

Kochi on the island of Shikoku was bombed from the air and razed to the ground by the USA during 1945, but Kochi castle still stands as a historical point of interest. More recently the city has acted as the birth place of short-haired tomboyish singer and actress Hirosue Ryoko. She signed up for the corporate Clearasil/P&G cosmetics' model contest in 1994 when she was 14 and subsequently made her television debut the following year singing on the TK Music Camp program. She began acting for television. She had moved to Kanagawa as a teenager where she had an aunt. By 1997 she was nominated for and won the Best Supporting Actress prize at the 14th Television Drama Academy Awards. She would go on to garner multiple awards for her work on both the small and big screen in the next decade. She released multiple singles and full-length albums of pop music during this time. She enrolled in Waseda University in 1999, but did not graduate. She appeared in the Tokyo-shot French film Wasabi in 2001 where she recited her French lines without understanding them. Hirosue married model Okazawa Takahiro on January 17th, 2004 and gave birth to their son three months later. The marriage actually lasted four years. The relationship though had lasted two since the wedding. She became a single mother at the age of 27. She worked less during her marriage and pregnancy, but had the occasion to appear on screen with Yu Aoi in Hana & Alice in 2004. She had the occasion to work with Yu again in Flowers in 2010. She played alternately an understanding/betraying/compromising wife in Departures in 2008, which won the 81st Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film. She married Izutsu Jun, a candle artist and candle shop owner, in late 2010. She had previously dated Nagai Masaru rumours be believed. They had met in Haiti in March of 2010 participating in earthquake relief there. They have two children. Nonetheless she was caught visiting actor Takeru Sato overnight at his place. Reportedly, she was living alone as she had requested to do during her first marriage, which had lead to that divorce. She cites karaoke and watching movies as favourite pastimes. Like the usual array of celebrities Hirosue fronts for corporate and material goods like NTT, Shiseido and Coca Cola.

Yûsuke Santamaria was born on 12 March 1971 in Oita, Oita, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi (2005), Bayside Shakedown (1998) and R246 Story (2008).