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duo whose theme is that of a French-born Japanese nobleman (Louis Yamada LIII) and his butler (Higuchi-kun). The group are signed as talent of the Sun Music Productions entertainment company. In addition to their comedy careers, they also act. After both voiced main characters in the anime series '' Tentai Senshi Sunred'' (Yamada LIII as Vamp and Higuchi-kun as Combat Goon #1), Yamada LIII began appearing in a regular role in the

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series ''

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''. Higuchi-kun will appear as an announcer in the ''Goseiger'' film '' Epic on the Movie''. The duo also serves as spokesmen for

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Members

;: Yamada is the duo's ''

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''. His official profile states that he was born on the

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, and attended the

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. His real name is . ;: Higuchi is the duo's '' boke'' from Jōnan-ku,

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. He attended

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, graduating with a degree in

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References

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External links

Official profile
at Sun Music
Higuchi-kun's blog
Japanese comedy duos