お笑いタレント Japanese Comedians
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1. Takashi Sorimachi
Actor | GTO
Takashi Sorimachi was born on December 19, 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 February 21, 2001. They have two children.
2. Kiichi Nakai
Actor | Mibu gishi den
Kiichi Nakai was born on September 18, 1961 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for When the Last Sword Is Drawn (2002), 47 Ronin (1994) and Tian di ying xiong (2003). He has been married to Mayu Yoshitani since September 2000.
3. Tarô Yamamoto
Actor | Batoru rowaiaru
Tarô Yamamoto was born on November 24, 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.
4. Noritake Kinashi
Actor | Sorobanzuku
Noritake Kinashi was born on March 9, 1962 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor and producer, known for Sorobanzuku (1986), Inuyashiki (2018) and Urutoraman Zeasu (1996). He has been married to Narumi Yasuda since 1994. They have three children.
5. Yoshihiko Hakamada
Actor | Neko no ongaeshi
Yoshihiko Hakamada was born on July 16, 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.
6. Yûji Oda
Actor | Odoru daisosasen
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", ...
7. Toshirô Yanagiba
Actor | Space Battleship Yamato
Toshirô Yanagiba was born on January 3, 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).
8. Shinsuke Aoki
Actor | Messengers
Shinsuke Aoki was born on March 8, 1976 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Messengers (1999), August in the Water (1995) and Mr. Baseball (1992).
9. Hideaki Itô
Actor | Brave Hearts: Umizaru
Hideaki Ito was born in 1975 in Gifu, Japan. His father was an official in the Japan Self Defense Force and his mother is a housewife. As a child, he became very sick and was hospitalized for about three years. During this time he said that he wanted to become a pilot because he felt isolated in ...
10. Jirô Satô
Actor | Haru wo Uruhito
Jirô Satô was born on May 7, 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).
11. Ken Shimura
Actor | Shimura Ken no Bakatonosama
Ken Shimura was born on February 20, 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 March 29, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.
12. Takayuki Yamada
Actor | Jûsan-nin no shikaku
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 ...
13. Aiko Satô
Actress | Gekijôban Poketto Monsutâ: Myûtsû no Gyakushû
Aiko Satô was born on September 26, 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).
14. Takaaki Ishibashi
Actor | Major League II
Takaaki Ishibashi was born on October 22, 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.
15. Yoshinori Okada
Actor | Gendai ninkyoden
Yoshinori Okada was born on March 19, 1977 in Gifu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Gendai ninkyoden (1997), Oto-na-ri (2009) and Nonchan noriben (2009).
16. Masahiro Motoki
Actor | Okuribito
Masahiro Motoki was born on December 21, 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.
17. Hitoshi Matsumoto
Writer | Dai-Nihonjin
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 ...
18. Masatoshi Hamada
Actor | Yonimo kimyô na monogatari
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 ...
19. Kazunari Ninomiya
Actor | Letters from Iwo Jima
Kazunari Ninomiya was born on June 17, 1983 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Letters from Iwo Jima (2006), Assassination Classroom (2015) and Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011).
20. Yutaka Takenouchi
Actor | Shin Gojira
Yutaka Takenouchi was born on January 2, 1971 in Chofu, Japan. He is an actor, known for Shin Godzilla (2016), Between Calmness and Passion (2001) and Shin Kamen Rider (2023).
21. Mike Maki
Actor | Kyûkyû Sentai GoGoFive
Mike Maki was born on April 27, 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).
22. Tsuyoshi Muro
Actor | Ouroboros
Tsuyoshi Muro was born on January 23, 1976 in Kanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Ouroboros (2015), Gintama Live Action the Movie (2017) and Dance with Me (2019).
23. Asami Mizukawa
Actress | Honogurai mizu no soko kara
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 ...
24. Ryôko Hirosue
Actress | Okuribito
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 ...
25. Yûsuke Santamaria
Actor | Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi
Yûsuke Santamaria was born on March 12, 1971 in Oita, Oita, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Kôshônin: Mashita Masayoshi (2005), Bayside Shakedown (1998) and R246 Story (2008).
26. Alisa Mizuki
Actress | Chô shôjo Reiko
The Tokyo born Mizuki Arisa is both an actress and J-pop singer who has done modelling as well as represented corporations in commercials and advertising for their products. Her parents set up a company to support her career, but ended up quarreling and in court. She began her acting career in 1983...
27. Issei Ishida
Actor | Kimyô na sâkasu
Issei Ishida was born on December 7, 1974 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Strange Circus (2005), Confucius (2011) and Yûri (1996). He was previously married to Takako Iimura and Emi Miyake.
28. Shinji Takeda
Actor | Gohatto
Shinji Takeda was born on December 18, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. He is an actor, known for Taboo (1999), Pulse (2001) and Gourmet Detective Goro Akechi (2020).
29. Daijirô Kawaoka
Actor | Kamen raidâ Dikeido
Daijirô Kawaoka was born on March 14, 1978 in Osaka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Kamen Rider Decade (2009), Kamen Rider Movie War 2010: Kamen Rider vs. Kamen Rider W & Decade (2009) and Space Police (2004).
30. Naoko Iijima
Actress | Zero Woman: Keishichô 0-ka no onna
Iijima Naoko hails from Yokohama, Japan's second largest city, where she was born. As a child she would walk along the ocean at Yamashita Park and enjoy the views. She was scouted at her part-time job. She began her career in 1988 on the late-night information program Wide Show 11 Pm (which ceased ...
31. Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Actor | Middonaito suwan
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi was born on July 9, 1974 in Saitama, Japan. He is an actor, known for Midnight Swan (2020), Doomsday: The Sinking of Japan (2006) and Ballad: Na mo naki koi no uta (2009).
32. Takashi Okamura
Actor | Moumantai
Okamura is a very popular Japanese comedian who enjoys great success in Japan. His recent movie Moumantai (1999) aka "No Problem" made over 70 million Yen at the Japanese Box-Office. However, his success doesn't extend outside of Japan. In fact, Moumantai (1999), which broke Box-Office records in ...
33. Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Actor | Ai no mukidashi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi was born on February 17, 1965 in Aomori, Japan. He is an actor, known for Love Exposure (2008), Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger (2019) and Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002). He has been married to Leona Hirota since November 2012. He was previously married to Leona Hirota.
34. Kei Tani
Actor | Zûzûshii yatsu
Kei Tani was born on February 22, 1932 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor, known for Zûzûshii yatsu (1964), Sarari man donto bushi - Kiraku na kagyô to kita monda (1962) and Zoku zûzûshii yatsu (1964). He died on September 11, 2010 in Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan.
35. Tamaki Ogawa
Actress | SF: Episode One
Tamaki Ogawa was born on February 11, 1972 in Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan. She is an actress, known for Samurai Fiction (1998), Kansatsu eien ni kimi wo mitsumete (2007) and Hogi Lala (2002). She has been married to Kera since March 6, 2009.
36. Juri Ueno
Actress | Suwingu gâruzu
The boyish Ueno Juri was born in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Her mother died while Juri was at junior high school. She was athletic at elementary school and also had piano lessons. She began wearing contact lenses at junior high school. She applied to become a model ...
37. Eri Fukatsu
Actress | Odoru daisosasen the movie 2: Rainbow Bridge wo fuusa seyo!
Fukatsu Eri was born in the southern prefecture of Oita. She participated in the Miss Harajuku Grand Prix held in Tokyo's Harajuku neighbourhood at age thirteen and, upon winning it, quickly moved into the world of entertainment releasing singles and albums, appearing on the small and big screen ...
38. Satoshi Tsumabuki
Actor | Ikari
Satoshi Tsumabuki was born on December 13, 1980 in Yanagawa, Japan. He is an actor, known for Rage (2016), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) and Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003). He has been married to Maiko since 2016.
39. Ryôko Shinohara
Actress | Ningyo no nemuru ie
Ryôko Shinohara was born on August 13, 1973 in Gunma, Japan. She is an actress, known for The House Where the Mermaid Sleeps (2018), Sakura Guardian in the North (2018) and High-Speed Task Force Turboranger (1989). She has been married to Masachika Ichimura since December 8, 2005. They have two ...
40. Haruka Ayase
Actress | Umimachi Diary
Haruka Ayase was born Aya Tademaru in Hiroshima on March 24, 1985. She's a former gravure idol who has gone on to become a mainstream model, singer & actress. She was athletic during her school days & participated in several sports. She began acting with an appearance in NTV TV's "The Files of the ...
41. Satomi Ishihara
Actress | Shin Gojira
Born in 1986, Satomi began acting professionally in 2003 at age 17 and has not looked back since. Satomi began her acting career in 2003 when she starred in the drama Kimi wa petto (2003), starring Jun Matsumoto and Koyuki. She has devoted equal time to television serials and the world of movies ...
42. Tsutomu Sekine
Actor | Erik the Viking
Tsutomu Sekine was born on August 21, 1953 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Erik the Viking (1989), Ressha Sentai ToQger (2014) and Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (2015).
43. Leo Morimoto
Actor | Ôritsu uchûgun Oneamisu no tsubasa
Leo Morimoto was born on February 13, 1943 in Aichi, Japan. He is an actor, known for Wings of Honneamise (1987), Shomuni (1998) and Trick (2000).
44. Tamori
Actor | Yonimo kimyô na monogatari
Tamori was born on August 22, 1945 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is an actor, known for Tales of the Bizarre (1990), Tanba Tetsurô no daireikai 2: Shindara odoroita!! (1990) and Hakatakko junjô (1978).
45. Hikari Mitsushima
Actress | Ai no mukidashi
The short-haired Mitsushima Hikari was born in Okinawa, which is Japan's southernmost prefecture and mostly occupied by the American military since World War II. Mitsushima's grandmother was French-American. Her siblings are a model, a basketball player and an actor. Hikari began her entertainment ...
46. Makiko Esumi
Actress | Maboroshi no hikari
One-time volleyball player, model, television personality and actress the Shimane-born Esumi Makiko retired at age 50 in 2017 citing a desire to concentrate on her family in general and children in particular, but magazines reported that the decision came amidst news of an extramarital affair and ...
47. Yuriko Ishida
Actress | Mononoke-hime
Ishida Yuriko was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. Her family moved to Tokyo soon after. She travelled to and lived in Hyogo Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture and Taiwan as a child due to her father's work. During elementary school she participated in the Junior Olympics as a swimmer. She returned ...
48. Yoshino Kimura
Actress | Kokuhaku
Yoshino Kimura was born on April 10, 1976 in London, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Confessions (2010), Blindness (2008) and Lost Paradise (1997). She has been married to Noriyuki Higashiyama since October 23, 2010.
49. Hitomi Nozoe
Actress | Onna no kyôshitsu
Hitomi Nozoe was born on February 11, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. She was an actress, known for Onna no kyôshitsu (1959), Danryû (1957) and Three Bosses (1960). She was married to Hiroshi Kawaguchi. She died on May 4, 1995.
50. Chôsuke Ikariya
Actor | Odoru daisosasen
Chosuke Ikariya was born in Tokyo in 1931. First a factory worker, he aspired to be an artist. After learning the double bass he managed to become a renowned player of this instrument, performing in various bands, from an amateur Hawaiian music one to a country and western one to the fabulously ...
51. Kunikazu Katsumata
Actor | Yonimo kimyô na monogatari
Kunikazu Katsumata is known for Tales of the Bizarre (1990), Kokoro (2003) and Toto Nêchan (2016).
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