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Ohta Production
, sometimes shortened to Ohta Pro, is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was founded in 1963 and focuses on talent management for actors, athletes, comedians and '. The agency have produced numerous television personalities in the entertainment industry. Notable talents Comedians * Aka Plu *Alco and Peace (Kenta Sakai, Yuki Hirako) *Hiroiki Ariyoshi * Dacho Club (Katsuhiro Higo, Jimon Terakado, Ryuhei Ueshima) *Gekidan Hitori *Kannazuki *Kunihiro Matsumura * Miyashita Kusanagi (Koki Kusanagi, Kensho Miyashita) *Time Machine 3go (Koji Yamamoto, Futoshi Seki) *Teruyuki Tsuchida *Kanako Yanagihara Actors *Emiri Henmi *Tsurutaro Kataoka * Naoki Kunishima *Tatsuya Nōmi *Keiko Saito *Mai Sekiguchi *Gaku Shindo *Reiko Takashima *Takeshi Tsuruno * Kohei Yamamoto Idols *Anna Iriyama (former AKB48) *Erika Ikuta (former Nogizaka46) *Rie Kitahara (former NGT48 + AKB48) *Rika Nakai (NGT48) *Kayo Noro (former AKB48 + SDN48) *Yuko Oshima (former AKB48) *Rin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohta Production
, sometimes shortened to Ohta Pro, is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Yotsuya, Shinjuku, Tokyo. It was founded in 1963 and focuses on talent management for actors, athletes, comedians and '. The agency have produced numerous television personalities in the entertainment industry. Notable talents Comedians * Aka Plu *Alco and Peace (Kenta Sakai, Yuki Hirako) *Hiroiki Ariyoshi * Dacho Club (Katsuhiro Higo, Jimon Terakado, Ryuhei Ueshima) *Gekidan Hitori *Kannazuki *Kunihiro Matsumura * Miyashita Kusanagi (Koki Kusanagi, Kensho Miyashita) *Time Machine 3go (Koji Yamamoto, Futoshi Seki) *Teruyuki Tsuchida *Kanako Yanagihara Actors *Emiri Henmi *Tsurutaro Kataoka * Naoki Kunishima *Tatsuya Nōmi *Keiko Saito *Mai Sekiguchi *Gaku Shindo *Reiko Takashima *Takeshi Tsuruno * Kohei Yamamoto Idols *Anna Iriyama (former AKB48) *Erika Ikuta (former Nogizaka46) *Rie Kitahara (former NGT48 + AKB48) *Rika Nakai (NGT48) *Kayo Noro (former AKB48 + SDN48) *Yuko Oshima (former AKB48) *Rin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletes
An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-developed physiques obtained by extensive physical training and strict exercise accompanied by a strict dietary regimen. Definitions The word "athlete" is a romanization of the el, άθλητὴς, ''athlētēs'', one who participates in a contest; from ἄθλος, ''áthlos'' or ἄθλον, ''áthlon'', a contest or feat. The primary definition of "sportsman" according to Webster's ''Third Unabridged Dictionary'' (1960) is, "a person who is active in sports: as (a): one who engages in the sports of the field and especially in hunting or fishing." Physiology Athletes involved in isotonic exercises have an increased mean left ventricular end-diastolic volume and are less likely to be depressed. Due to their strenuous physical activities, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanako Yanagihara
(born February 3, 1986 in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese actress, comedian, and '' tarento'', who has been featured in '' Cartoon KAT-TUN'', the live-action drama ''Otomen'', and collaborated on the music for '' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel''. She is represented with Ohta Production. Film * ''Maboroshi no Yamataikoku'' (2008) as Tamago * ''Giovanni's Island is a 2014 Japanese animated historical drama film directed by Mizuho Nishikubo and produced by Production I.G and co-produced and presented by the Japan Association of Music Enterprises. The film was released on February 22, 2014, in Japan a ...'' (2014) Television * ''Maru maru chibi maruko chan'' (Fuji TV/2007) * ''Oniyome nikki: Ii yu da na'' (Fuji TV/2007) * ''Nanase Once More'' (NHK/2008) * ''Bakushō Reddo Kāpetto'' (2008) * ''Otomen'' (Fuji TV/2009) * ''Sora kara Nihon o Mite miyō'', voice of Kumomi, (TV Tokyo/2009-2010) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teruyuki Tsuchida
is a Japanese comedian, ''tarento'' and TV presenter. His talent agency is Ohta Production. He has been active as a solo comedian since 2001, but started in the entertainment industry in 1992 as a '' kombi'' called ''U-Turn'' with Morihiro Tsushima, which dissolved in 2001 when Tsushima retired from the industry. Life and career Tsuchida lived in Tokyo until the first grade of elementary school when he moved to Omiya, Saitama prefecture. Throughout his school years, Tsuchida has experienced difficulty keeping up with his studies and had attitude problems, causing him to drop out and be suspended multiple times. He was a delinquent in those years, and only managed to stay in school at the behest of his father despite his poor grades and rebellious attitude. After graduating high school, Tsuchida enrolled in the ''Tokyo Announcer Academy'' for the comedy talent course. His classmates noted that he was good at acting, but had troubles because he was unable to read some of the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyashita Kusanagi
Miyashita (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese women's basketball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer and actor See also *Miyashita Park, a park in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan *Miyashita Dam Miyashita Dam is a gravity dam on the Tadami River upstream of Mishima in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. It was constructed between 1941 and 1946 for the purpose of hydroelectric power generation. It supplies a 94 MW power station with wa ..., a dam in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunihiro Matsumura
is a Japanese comedian and impressionist most known for his impersonations of famous figures such as Beat Takeshi and Takanohana Kōji. He was also the original host of the hit comedy reality show '' Susume! Denpa Shonen''. While originally making his obesity part of his jokes, Matsumura suffered a heart attack when he tried to run the Tokyo Marathon in 2009 as part of a TV show. He recovered and subsequently tried to maintain his weight. See also * '' Matsumura Kunihiro Den: Saikyō no Rekishi o Nurikaero!'', a 1994 Super Famicom The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), commonly shortened to Super NES or Super Nintendo, is a Fourth generation of video game consoles, 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South ... game featuring Kunihiro Matsumura References External links Official agency profile * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumura, Kunihiro 1967 births Living people People from Yamaguchi Prefecture Japanese rad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannazuki (comedian)
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... comedian who specializes in impersonations of sportspeople. Biography Okumura was born in Gifu Prefecture on 3 November 1965. External links * Ōta Productions profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Kannazuki 1965 births Living people Japanese comedians People from Gifu Prefecture Japanese male professional wrestlers F-1 Tag Team Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitori Gekidan
, known by the stage name is a Japanese comedian, lyricist, actor, novelist, and film director. He is mainly known his improvisational ability and for his style of physical comedy. Gekidan is represented with Ohta Production. His wife is ''tarento'' Akane Osawa. Early life and career Kawashima's parents were employed by Japan Airlines (his father was a pilot; his mother was a flight attendant). Due to the nature of their occupation, Kawashima lived in Anchorage, Alaska, for three years as a child, from second to fifth grade. In 1992, while in his first year of high school, Kawashima appeared on the variety program ''Tensai Takeshi no Genki ga Deru Terebi!!'' and garnered the attention of Ohta Production to sign him as a comedy talent. He began activities in a ''kombi'' called "Suplex", but were relatively unsuccessful. Kawashima transferred and dropped out of high schools multiple times before graduating from Chiba Ritsufunabashi High School at the age of 20. He then wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuhei Ueshima
was a Japanese comedian and actor. He was a member of the comedy trio Dachō Club. References 1961 births 2022 deaths 2022 suicides Japanese male actors Japanese male comedians Japanese impressionists (entertainers) Japanese television personalities People from Hyōgo Prefecture People from Kobe Actors from Kobe Suicides by hanging in Japan {{Japan-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimon Terakado
, better known as , is a Japanese comedian who is represented by the talent agency, Ohta Production. He is part of the comedy trio, Dachou Club. He is well known for his love of food, in particular beef, and appears often on gourmet programs on TV. Filmography TV series Main Other Drama Films ;Director ;Actor CD Books Manga References External links * Dachou Club Official profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Terakado, Jimon Japanese male comedians 1962 births Living people People from Hyōgo Prefecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroiki Ariyoshi
is a Japanese comedian and singer who is represented by Ohta Production. Saruganseki Born in Aki District, Hiroshima, Japan, Ariyoshi formed the owarai duo Saruganseki with Kazunari Moriwaki in 1994. The pair became famous through the variety television show '' Susume! Denpa Shōnen'' when they were made to hitchhike across Asia, a task that was covered on the show for six months. They were so popular when they returned that when they published a book about their travels, it became a best-seller. When they released a single, ''Shiroi kumo no yō ni'', it reached number three on the Oricon charts, with the album reaching number two. They even received a new artist award at the Japan Record Awards in 1997. While for a time they were earning 20 million yen a month (about $170,000 in 1997 US dollars), their fame did not last long, and the duo broke up in 2004. Solo career After his career went into decline, Ariyoshi's income reportedly fell to virtually nothing. However, he gradual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
