Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese comedian
, actor
, voice actor
, singer and presenter
from Shijōnawate, Osaka
. He is a graduate of the Osaka Prefecture North Shijōnawate Senior High School. He is currently attached to the Yoshimoto Creative Agency.He is best known as the boke half of the Manzai
act "DonDokoDon" alongside tsukkomi Keiji Hirahata.
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
, actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, voice actor
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
, singer and presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
from Shijōnawate, Osaka
Shijonawate, Osaka
is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 57,437 and the density of 3,065 persons per km². The total area is 18.74 km².The city was founded on July 1, 1970.-Railways:*West Japan Railway Company...
. He is a graduate of the Osaka Prefecture North Shijōnawate Senior High School. He is currently attached to the Yoshimoto Creative Agency.He is best known as the boke half of the Manzai
Manzai
is a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture, which usually involves two performers —a straight man and a funny man —trading jokes at great speed...
act "DonDokoDon" alongside tsukkomi Keiji Hirahata.
Variety shows
- Egao Gagochizō: Uchigohan (TV AsahiTV Asahi, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
) - Gussan Chi ~The Good Sun House~ (Tōkai Television BroadcastingTokai Television BroadcastingTokai Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd. is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System , serving in Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, and Mie Prefecture, Japan.-Offices:*the Headquarters - 14-27, Higashi-Sakura Itchome, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture,...
) - Gutto! Chikyū Bin (Yomiuri Telecasting CorporationYomiuri Telecasting Corporationis a TV station joining Nippon News Network and Nippon Television Network System in Osaka Business Park, Osaka, Japan founded as "" on February 13, 1958...
) - Kazuyoshi Morita Hour: Waratte Iitomo (Thursday regular) (Fuji TelevisionFuji Televisionis a Japanese television station based in Daiba, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX, based on the station's callsign "JOCX-DTV". It is the flagship station of the Fuji News Network and the ....
) - LincolnLincoln (variety show)LINCOLN is a Japanese variety show. It premiered on October 18, 2005, and airs on TBS every Tuesday nights. Hosted by Downtown, it features seven other owarai geinin in its regular cast, and has several recurring younger, more inexperienced comedians as guests.The show uses Abraham Lincoln as its...
(TBSTokyo Broadcasting System, TBS Holdings, Inc. or TBSHD, is a stockholding company in Tokyo, Japan. It is a parent company of a television network named and radio network named ....
) - Nijii Rojīn (Kansai Telecasting CorporationKansai Telecasting Corporation, often called or , is a TV station affiliated with Fuji News Network and Fuji Network System in Osaka, serving the Kansai region of Japan...
, Fuji Television) - Nippon Jūdan Ozaku Hakken! Route 88 (Chūkyō Television Broadcasting, Nippon TelevisionNippon Televisionis a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
) - One Stop! (TBS)
- Tensai! Shimura Dōfutsu En (Nippon Television)
- Ucchassa (BS Fuji, Yoshimoto Fandango TV)
- Waratte Iitomo! Zōkangō (Fuji Television)
Other
- Hook no Tatsujin (NHK BS2)
- MTV Video Music Awards JapanMTV Video Music Awards JapanThe MTV Video Music Awards Japan are the Japanese version of the MTV Video Music Awards.Like the MTV Video Music Awards in the United States, in this event artists are awarded for their songs and videos through online voting from the same channel viewers...
(2004 host)
Film
- Johnny EnglishJohnny EnglishJohnny English is a 2003 British action comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre. The film stars Rowan Atkinson as the incompetent titular English spy, with John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia, Tim Pigott-Smith and Ben Miller in supporting roles...
(Japanese dub) (Johnny English) - Yaji and Kita: The Midnight PilgrimsYaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrimsis a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kudo Kankuro. The film stars several well-known and highly respected Japanese actors.The story follows two Edo-era gay men, Yaji Robei and Kita Hachi , on a pilgrimage to Ise Shrine. It is loosely based on the Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.-Plot:Yaji and Kita are two...
(Ochin)
Theater animation
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(Mater) - Mind GameMind Game (film)is a 2004 Japanese animated feature film based on Robin Nishi's Japanese comic of the same name. It was planned, produced and primarily animated by Studio 4°C and adapted and directed by Masaaki Yuasa, with chief animation direction and model sheets by Yūichirō Sueyoshi, art direction by Tōru...
(Ryō) - Shark TaleShark TaleShark Tale is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation. In the story, a young fish named Oscar falsely claims to have killed the son of a shark mob boss to win favour with the mob boss' enemies and advance his own community standing...
(Lenny)
Impression repertoire
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- After-hours brass band club music
- Show Aikawa
- Kiyoshi AtsumiKiyoshi AtsumiKiyoshi Atsumi , born Yasuo Tadokoro , was a Japanese film actor....
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- Chocoball MukaiChocoball MukaiHiroshi "Chocoball" Mukai is a Japanese male pornographic actor and a former professional wrestler.-Life and career:...
- CicadaCicadaA cicada is an insect of the order Hemiptera, suborder Auchenorrhyncha , in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. There are about 2,500 species of cicada around the world, and many of them remain unclassified...
- Demon KogureDemon Kogure, previously known as Demon Kogure, is a Japanese musician, entertainer, journalist and sumo commentator. He is the frontman of the heavy metal band Seikima-II, and is known for always working entirely in character....
- Faraway festivalJapanese festivalsJapanese festivals are traditional festive occasions. Some festivals have their roots in Chinese festivals but have undergone dramatic changes as they mixed with local customs....
- FireworksFireworksFireworks are a class of explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks display. A fireworks event is a display of the effects produced by firework devices...
- Giichi Fujimoto
- Gucchi Yūzō chorusChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
- Kōji Higashino
- Kyosuke HimuroKyosuke Himurois a popular Japanese singer. He was a member of the rock group Boøwy from 1981 to 1988. After the group disbanded he started a successful solo career. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked Himuro at number 76 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts...
- HollywoodHollywood, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
film scenes (horror, war, crime, etc.) - Hollywood star interviewer
- Kazuyuki IzutsuKazuyuki Izutsuis a Japanese film director, screenwriter and film critic. Born in Nara Prefecture, he started making 8mm films in high school, and directed his first 35mm film, a pink film, in 1975. He earned a citation from the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award in 1981 for Gaki teikoku, and his Boys...
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- Unsuku Kei
- Kōji KikkawaKoji Kikkawais a Japanese musician. His most recent album is 2009's Double-Edged Sword.Kōji was supposed to represent Japan in water polo in the coming Olympics but chose to be a singer. His music career began on February 1, 1984 with "Monica" and he won 8 music awards in the same year...
- Manfuku Kin
- Ryō Kinomoto
- Masaharo Kuwana
- Keisuke KuwataKeisuke Kuwatahas gained fame as a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All-Stars, as well as his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University....
- Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata, real name is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and actress Yaeko Mizukawa and has a younger brother Yūki Meguro who is also an actor....
- Eiji Minakata
- Hibari MisoraHibari Misorawas an award-winning Japanese enka singer and actress. and was the first woman in Japan to receive the People's Honour Award, which was awarded posthumously for her notable contributions to the music industry. Misora recorded 1,200 songs, and sold 68 million records. After she died, consumer demand...
- Yoshinori Monta
- Mr. BeanMr. BeanMr. Bean is a British comedy television programme series of 14 half-hour episodes written by and starring Rowan Atkinson as the title character. Different episodes were also written by Robin Driscoll, Richard Curtis and one by Ben Elton. The pilot episode was broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990,...
- Tsuyoshi NagabuchiTsuyoshi Nagabuchiis a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, poet, and human-rights advocate, who is a prominent figure in Japanese popular music.As a musician, he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide, and has appeared in various movies and television dramas...
- Akira NakaoAkira Nakaois a Japanese actor and personality from Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan. He graduated from Chiba Prefectural Kisarazu High School and attended Musashino Art University. Nakao is a member of the Furutachi Project agency....
- Gorō NayaGoro Nayais a Japanese actor, voice actor, narrator and theatre director from Hakodate, Hokkaidō. He is a drop-out of the legal education division of Ritsumeikan University. He is connected to Theatre Echo. He is the older brother of actor and seiyū Rokurō Naya. He is the husband of actress and seiyū...
(as Kōichi ZenigataKoichi Zenigata, usually called , is a fictional character in Monkey Punch's anime and manga series Lupin III.- Personality :Inspector Zenigata hails from Japan, city of origin unknown. According to Lupin III: Episode Zero - First Contact, his original title was Tokyo Police Inspector whose original interest was...
) - Nogeyama ZooNogeyama Zoois a free zoo opened in April 1951 and located in Nogeyama Park, in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It covers and houses about 1400 animals of 100 different species...
lionLionThe lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger... - Takashi OkamuraTakashi Okamura (comedian)is a Japanese comedian and one half of the owarai duo Ninety-nine , playing the "comic stooge" or boke of the group. His nicknames range from "OkatakaLeader" to "Okachan"...
- Kōhei Ōtomo
- Passion YaraPassion Yarais a Japanese comedian. He is perhaps best known for the angry, passionate chest-beating in his comedy routine....
- Rikiya (Rikiya Yasuoka)
- Hideki SaijōHideki Saijois a Japanese singer and television celebrity most famous for singing the Japanese version of the Village People's hit song Y.M.C.A., called Young Man. Although the original version was camp, Saijō's version was intended to seriously inspire "young men"....
- Motoharu SanoMotoharu Sano, is a Japanese musician, and a graduate of Rikkyo University. Sano is a featured frontman, vocalist and guitarist with a history of performing in several Japanese bands which feature music both in Japanese and occasionally, English, playing songs that often have a rock and roll sound to...
- ShinkansenShinkansenThe , also known as THE BULLET TRAIN, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen with a...
passing by - Showa era radio
- Table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
- Junpei TakiguchiJunpei Takiguchi, better known by the stage name , was a Japanese voice actor and narrator from Chiba Prefecture.Besides his many narration and dubbing roles, he was also known for his roles in Time Bokan , Yatterman , Mazinger Z , Tekkaman: The Space Knight and for his narration roles in Burari Tochūgesha no...
- The Terminator
- Tom and JerryTom and JerryTom and Jerry are the cat and mouse cartoon characters that were evolved starting in 1939.Tom and Jerry also may refer to:Cartoon works featuring the cat and mouse so named:* The Tom and Jerry Show...
dog - Variety show commercial cameraman
- Wideshow reporter
- Hiroyuki YabeHiroyuki Yabeis a Japanese comedian.He is one of the popular duo Ninety-nine with Takashi Okamura, who are one of Yoshimoto Kogyo's most successful acts. Yabe is considered the straight man in the duo. Yabe also plays Luigi in the Japanese Hot Mario Bros advert campaign.Born in Osaka, Yabe played soccer in his...
- Shingo Yanagisawa
- Takajin YashikiTakajin Yashiki— whose real name is also Takajin Yashiki, but written in kanji — is a singer and television celebrity from Nishinari Ward, Osaka City, Kansai, Japan.-Programs:Present*Takajin Mune Ippai *Takajin No Money...
- Eikichi YazawaEikichi Yazawais an influential Japanese singer-songwriter, and important figure in Japanese popular music.Yoko Yazawa of The Generous is his daughter.-Biography:...
- Ikuzo YoshiIkuzo Yoshiis the stage name of ', a Japanese famous Enka singer-songwriter.Enka is a popular genre akin to Japanese folk music or blues music in the Western world. He has released several popular albums. Amongst his most famous hits are "Sake-yo", "Suika", and "Yuki Guni".He also claimed that he became the...