- Born
- Birth nameNorio Minorikawa
- Nickname
- Minosan
- Height5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
- Monta Mino was born on August 22, 1944 in Tokyo, Japan. He is an actor, known for Boys Over Flowers (2005), Kurenai (1998) and Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari kôen mae hashutsujo (2009). He was previously married to Yasuko Minorikawa.
- SpouseYasuko Minorikawa(? - May 22, 2012) (her death, 3 children)
- Lives in Zushi, Kanagawa with his wife.
- Sleeping only three hours a night, he drinks a 50-50 mixture of tomato juice and beer to stay healthy.
- Besides being Japan's busiest TV host, he is the president of "Nikokku", a company specialized in manufacture and sale of water meters.
- Japanese TV presenter, setting the Guinness World Record for the television host who appeared live, 21 hours and 42 minutes across 11 shows, during a week (28 November 2006).
- On his country: "Everyone has the capacity to do it, but the majority just don't want to, and that's a terrible waste. Japan used to be known as a land of hard workers. Now it's just the opposite."
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