, 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 Brother (2010) - Tetsuro Cape Nostalgia (2014) - Tani What a Wonderful Family! (2016) - doctor (cameo) Black Widow Business (2016) - Funayama Gold Medal Man (2016) What a Wonderful Family! 2 (2017) Sakura Guardian in the North (2018) What a Wonderful Family! 3 (2018) 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 Hissatsu Shigotonin V Gekitouhen (1985–86) - San Hissatsu Masshigura! (1986) Furuhata Ninzaburō (Fuji TV, 1994) - Dai Banzuin The Family (TBS, 2007) - Watanuki Hanzawa Naoki (TBS, 2013) - Shin'nosuke Hanzawa Asa ga Kita (NHK, 2015) - Tomonobu Tamari Segodon (NHK, 2018) - Iwakura Tomomi Two Homelands (TV Tokyo, 2019) - Shūmei Ōkawa The Man Who Stood for Autonomy of Japan: Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru (TV Tokyo, 2020) - Shigeru Yoshida Shizuka-chan and her Papa (NHK, 2022) - Junsuke Nonomura

Variety show Waratte Iitomo! (Fuji TV, 1987 to 2014)

Dubbing roles Despicable Me - Felonius Gru Despicable Me 2 - Felonius Gru Despicable Me 3 - Felonius Gru Minions - Felonius Gru (8 years old) Minions: The Rise of Gru - Felonius Gru Seasons - Narrator

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