mandan
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comedian who played the
ukulele
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The tone and volume of the instrumen ...
.
Biography
Maki was born in
Meguro, Tokyo
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designation is Meguro City. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947.
Meguro is predominantly residential in character, but is also home to light industry, corporate ...
on 26 September 1934. His real name was . His appearance in the live
vaudevillian
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show ''Shiroto Yose'' featuring
amateur
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entertainers established his career as an independent comedian. Shuichi Makino coached him, and gave him his
stage name
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.
Career
In 1960, Maki became the host of the radio program on
Nippon Cultural Broadcasting
is a Japanese radio station in Tokyo which broadcasts to the Kanto area. It is one of the two flagship radio stations of National Radio Network (NRN) (the other station is ) and is a member of the Fujisankei Communications Group.
History
The ...
. In 1963, he hosted the vaudevillian TV show on
TV Asahi
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.
Maki was elected the leader of the ''Tokyo Vaudevillian Guild'' in 1999.
Death
Maki was found dead in the
Tama River
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The river ...
, separating
Ōta, Tokyo
is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is often called Ōta City.
, the ward has an estimated population of 716,413, with 379,199 households and a population density of 12,048.65 per ...
and
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
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, in the early hours of 29 April 2013, after apparently having jumped from the Maruko Bridge.
See also
*
Kinya Aikawa
Kin'ya or Kinya (written: 欣也, 欣哉, 欽也 or キンヤ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese fencer
*, Japanese actor and voice actor
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese singer and acto ...