is a Japanese
talent agency
Talent has two principal meanings:
* Talent (measurement), an ancient unit of mass and value
* Talent (skill), a group of aptitudes useful for some activities; talents may refer to aptitudes themselves or to possessors of those talents
Talent may ...
headquartered in
Chuo-ku, Osaka. It was founded in 1958 under the conglomerate
Shochiku Co., Ltd and focuses on talent management for
comedians
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience dir ...
and ''
tarento
Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...
''. The agency mainly associates itself with acts and entertainment under the ''
Kamigata
Kamigata (上方) was the colloquial term for a region today called Kansai (''kan'', barrier; ''sai'', west) in Japan. This large area encompasses the cities of Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. The term is used particularly when discussing elements of Edo ...
'' culture.
Notable talents
Comedians
Groups
*
America Zarigani
is a Japanese comedy duo formed in 1994 by Tetsuya Yanagihara (born September 1, 1972) and Yoshiyuki Hirai (born March 12, 1973).
Appearances
* '' Sakiyomi Jan Bang!''
* Shiseido (Uno)
* ''Kochikame''
* ''Reborn!''
* Jewel Pet
* Natsume Yujin ...
(Tetsuya Yanagihara, Yoshiyuki Hirai)
*
Masuda Okada (Hidehiko Masuda, Keisuke Okada)
*
TKO (Takehiro Kimoto, Takayuki Kinoshita)
*
Yasuda Dai Circus
is a Japanese comedy trio, consisting of , HIRO, and {{nihongo, Kuro-chan, クロちゃん. The three are much less about traditional skit or story based stand-up humor (which is common in Japanese comedy), choosing instead to focus on physical ...
(Yasuda Dancho, Kuro-chan, HIRO)
*
Yoiko
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from 1996 to 2001, with its chapters collected in fifteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
(
Masaru Hamaguchi, Shinya Arino)
Solo
*
Kintalo
*
Buruma Konno
*
Kenji Moriwaki
*
Shōfukutei Tsurube II
, born , is a Japanese rakugo comedian and actor.
Filmography Film
*'' Tokyo Heaven'' (1990)
*'' Moving'' (1993)
*'' Wait and See'' (1998)
*'' Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) - Senkichi
*'' Dear Doctor'' (2009) - Dr. Osamu Ino
*'' About Her Brot ...
Other tarento
*
Chiemi Hori
, better known as , is a Japanese singer, actress, and entertainer represented by Horipro, and later Shochiku Geino
is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka. It was founded in 1958 under the conglomerate Shochiku Co., Ltd a ...
(singer, actress)
*
Atsushi Oyagi (former
rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
player)
*
Masakatsu Funaki
is a Japanese actor, mixed martial artist and professional wrestler known professionally as , who has previously wrestled in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi (PWFG), Newborn UWF (UWF), ...
(actor, wrestler)
Former talents
*
Othello
''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...
(Tomoko Nakajima, Mahomi Matsushima)
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Entertainment companies of Japan
Japanese talent agencies
Mass media companies established in 1958
1958 establishments in Japan
Shochiku