Hitoshi Matsumoto
Hitoshi Matsumoto ( Japanese 松本 人 志 , Matsumoto Hitoshi ; born September 8, 1963 in Amagasaki , Japan ), known as Macchan ( 松 ち ゃ ん ), is a Japanese comedian . In Japan he is famous as the boke half of the Owarai duo Downtown next to Masatoshi Hamada . Coming from Hyogo prefecture , he speaks the Kansai dialect .
He is the director, producer and lead actor in the 2007 film The Great Japanese - Dainipponjin .
Career
Matsumoto was born in Amagasaki into a poor family. He has an older sister and an older brother, Takahiro Matsumoto ( 松本 隆博 ), a popular folk guitarist who wrote an autobiographical book called matsumoto no ani ( 松本 の d, "Matsumoto's older brother").
He attended Ushio Elementary School and graduated from Amagasaki University of Technology in 1982. Although he had a secure job in a printing company, he pursued his dream of becoming a comedian. In 1982 he was invited by Hamada to the Japanese media giant Yoshimoto Kōgyō. Together they became "Downtown" and made their debut in 1983.
As a fan of Vincent van Gogh and Anne Frank , he traveled to Amsterdam to visit the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House . The trips were filmed for Matsumoto Hitoshi no hontō ( 松 本人 志 の 本 当 , Eng . "The real Hitoshi Matsumoto"), a special NHK BS documentary series.
He parodied Tokusatsu programs several times in his program Dauntaun / Downtown no gottsu ē kanji ( ダ ウ ン タ ウ ン の ご っ つ え え 感 じ ) with characters like "Go-Renjai", "Miracle Ace" and "Aho Aho Man" and in his directorial debut "Dainipponjin" .
Works
Movies
Short comedies:
- Tōzu ( 頭頭 ) (1993)
- Sundome Kaikyō ( 寸 止 め 海峡 ) (1995)
- Sasuke ( 佐 助 ) (2001)
- Visual album ( ビ ジ ュ ア ル バ ム ) (2003) * recorded 1998–1999.
Feature films:
- The Great Japanese - Dainipponjin ( 大 日本人 ) (2007)
- Shinboru (し ん ぼ る ) (2009)
- Samurai without a sword - Saya Zamurai ( さ や 侍 ) (2011)
- R100 (2013)
TV and radio
- Downtown Gaki No Tsukai Ya Arahende !! (ダ ウ ン タ ウ ン の ガ キ の 使 い や あ ら へ ん で !!) (since 1989)
- Hitori gottsu ( 一 人 ご っ つ) (1996–1997)
- Densetsu no kyōshi ( 伝 説 の 教師 ) (2000)
- Ashita ga aru sa ( 明日 が あ る さ ) (2001)
- Hōsō-shitsu ( 放送 室 ) (since 2001)
- Hitoshi Matsumoto no suberanai hanashi ( 人 志 松本 の す べ ら な い 話 ) (since 2004)
Books
- Isho ( 遺書 ) (1994)
- Matsumoto ( 松本 ) (1995)
- Matsumoto Hitoshi Ai ( 松 本人 志 愛 ) (1998)
- Matsumoto Bōzu ( 松本 坊 主 ) (1999)
- Zukan ( 図 鑑 ) (2000)
- Matsumoto Saiban ( 松本 裁判 ) (2002)
- Sukika, Kiraika - Matsumoto Hitoshi no Nigenron ( 好 き か 、 嫌 い か - 松 本人 志 の 二元 論 ) (2004)
- Sukika, Kiraika 2 - Matsumoto Hitoshi no Saishuu Sanban ( 好 き か 、 嫌 い か 2 - 松 本人 志 の 最終 裁判 ) (2005)
Web links
- Hitoshi Matsumoto in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende !! (Nippon TV) official homepage
- Lincoln (TBS TV) official homepage
- Hey Hey Hey Music Champ (Fuji TV) official homepage
Remarks
- ^ Matsumoto, Takahiro (1997). Matsumoto no ani . Akita, Japan: Akita Shoten. ISBN 978-4-253-10255-1 .
- ↑ NHK BS's "Matsumoto Hitoshi no Honto" Air Date 29 January 1999.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matsumoto, Hitoshi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 松 本人 志 (Japanese); Matchan (pseudonym); 松 ち ゃ ん (pseudonym, Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese comedian, producer and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amagasaki , Japan |