, born , is a Japanese
rakugo
is a form of Japanese verbal comedy, traditionally performed in '' yose'' theatres. (Bibliographyvolume 38(1)article
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comedian and actor.
Filmography
Film
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Tokyo Heaven'' (1990)
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Moving'' (1993)
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Wait and See'' (1998)
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Kabei: Our Mother'' (2008) - Senkichi
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Dear Doctor'' (2009) - Dr. Osamu Ino
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About Her Brother'' (2010) - Tetsuro
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Cape Nostalgia'' (2014) - Tani
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What a Wonderful Family!'' (2016) - doctor (cameo)
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Black Widow Business'' (2016) - Funayama
*''Gold Medal Man'' (2016)
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What a Wonderful Family! 2'' (2017)
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Sakura Guardian in the North'' (2018)
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What a Wonderful Family! 3'' (2018)
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The Great War of Archimedes'' (2019) - Kiyoshi Ōsato
*''Family of Strangers'' (2019) - Hidemaru Kajiki
*''99.9 Criminal Lawyer: The Movie'' (2021) - Ken'ichirō Kawakami
*''7 Secretaries: The Movie'' (2022)
*''Amalock'' (2024) - Ryūtarō
*''The 35-Year Promise'' (2025) - Tamotsu Nishihata
Television drama
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Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen'' (1985–86) - San
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Hissatsu Masshigura!'' (1986)
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Furuhata Ninzaburō'' (Fuji TV, 1994) - Dai Banzuin
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The Family'' (TBS, 2007) - Watanuki
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Hanzawa Naoki'' (TBS, 2013) - Shin'nosuke Hanzawa
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Asa ga Kita'' (NHK, 2015) - Tomonobu Tamari
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Segodon
is a 2018 Japanese historical drama television series and the 57th NHK taiga drama. It stars Ryohei Suzuki as Saigō Takamori, who has been dubbed ''the last true samurai''.
Plot
The drama follows the life of historical figure Saigō Takamori. ...
'' (NHK, 2018) -
Iwakura Tomomi
was a Japanese statesman during the Bakumatsu and Meiji period. He was one of the leading figures of the Meiji Restoration, which saw Japan's transition from feudalism to modernism.
Born to a noble family, he was adopted by the influential Iw ...
*''Two Homelands'' (TV Tokyo, 2019) -
Shūmei Ōkawa
*''The Man Who Stood for Autonomy of Japan: Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru'' (TV Tokyo, 2020) -
Shigeru Yoshida
was a Japanese diplomat and politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1946 to 1947 and again from 1948 to 1954, serving through most of the country's occupation after World War II. Yoshida played a major role in determining the cour ...
*''Shizuka-chan and her Papa'' (NHK, 2022) - Junsuke Nonomura
Variety show
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Waratte Iitomo!'' (Fuji TV, 1987 to 2014)
Dubbing roles
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Despicable Me
''Despicable Me'' is an American media franchise created by Sergio Pablos, Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio. It centers on a supervillain turned secret agent named Gru, his adoptive daughters, Margo, Edith, and Agnes, and his yellow-colored Minions ...
'' - Felonius Gru
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Despicable Me 2
''Despicable Me 2'' is a 2013 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment, and distributed by Universal. It is the sequel to '' Despicable Me'' (2010) and the second installment in the '' Despi ...
'' - Felonius Gru
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Despicable Me 3
''Despicable Me 3'' is a 2017 American animated comedy film produced by Universal Pictures and Illumination, and distributed by Universal. It is the sequel to '' Despicable Me 2'' (2013), the third main installment, and the fourth overall ent ...
'' - Felonius Gru
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Minions'' - Felonius Gru (8 years old)
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Minions: The Rise of Gru'' - Felonius Gru
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Seasons
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...
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References
External links
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Japanese male film actors
Japanese male television actors
Japanese male voice actors
Living people
Male actors from Osaka
People from Hirano, Osaka
1951 births
Rakugoka
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
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