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Hitoshi Matsumoto

Hitoshi Matsumoto

ActingBorn September 8, 1963 (62 years old)

Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japon

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Biography

Hitoshi Matsumoto (born September 8, 1963), or Matchan as he is commonly known, is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Masatoshi Hamada. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, he usually speaks in the Kansai dialect. He directed, produced, and starred in the 2007 movie Big Man Japan, which was shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section.

Also known as: Sei Matsumoto, Matchan, Matsu
Popularity: 1
Total credits: 73

Known For

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
TV
★0.0

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

Wednesday Downtown
TV
★8.0

Wednesday Downtown

as Self - Panel Member

Movies (7)

Violence Voyager

Violence Voyager

as Narrator

2018

R100

R100

as Police Officer

2013

Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi

TV Shows (46)

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

1700 ep.

Wednesday Downtown

Wednesday Downtown

as Self - Panel Member

460 ep.

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

Behind the Camera

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing

LOL: Last One Laughing

Other

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
TV
★9.3

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental
TV
★8.0

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji
TV
★10.0

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

Legendary Teacher
TV
★2.5

Legendary Teacher

as Jiro Nanba(南波 次郎)

IPPON GRAND PRIX
TV
★8.5

IPPON GRAND PRIX

as conference chairman

Detective! Knight Scoop
TV
★10.0

Detective! Knight Scoop

as 局長

M-1 Grand Prix
TV
★8.5

M-1 Grand Prix

King of Conte
TV
★9.0

King of Conte

笑ってはいけないシリーズ
TV
★0.0

笑ってはいけないシリーズ

Symbol
Movie
★6.7

Symbol

as The Man

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
TV
★0.0

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

1989

Wednesday Downtown
TV
★8.0

Wednesday Downtown

as Self - Panel Member

2014

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
TV
★9.3

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

2003

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental
TV
★8.0

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

2016

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji
TV
★10.0

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

1991

Legendary Teacher
TV
★2.5

Legendary Teacher

as Jiro Nanba(南波 次郎)

2000

IPPON GRAND PRIX
TV
★8.5

IPPON GRAND PRIX

as conference chairman

2009

Detective! Knight Scoop
TV
★10.0

Detective! Knight Scoop

as 局長

1988

M-1 Grand Prix
TV
★8.5

M-1 Grand Prix

2001

King of Conte
TV
★9.0

King of Conte

2008

笑ってはいけないシリーズ
TV
★0.0

笑ってはいけないシリーズ

2003

Symbol
Movie
★6.7

Symbol

as The Man

2009

Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi

as Himself

2010

Symbol

Symbol

as The Man

2009

Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan

as Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin

2007

Sasuke

Sasuke

as Sasuke

2001

There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie

There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie

2001

Violence Voyager

Violence Voyager

as Narrator

2018

R100

R100

as Police Officer

2013

Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi

Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi

as Himself

2010

Symbol

Symbol

as The Man

2009

Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan

as Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin

2007

Sasuke

Sasuke

as Sasuke

2001

There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie

There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie

2001

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

18 ep.

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

60 ep.

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

245 ep.

Legendary Teacher

Legendary Teacher

as Jiro Nanba(南波 次郎)

11 ep.

IPPON GRAND PRIX

IPPON GRAND PRIX

as conference chairman

30 ep.

Detective! Knight Scoop

Detective! Knight Scoop

as 局長

70 ep.

M-1 Grand Prix

M-1 Grand Prix

17 ep.

King of Conte

King of Conte

15 ep.

笑ってはいけないシリーズ

笑ってはいけないシリーズ

21 ep.

There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow

11 ep.

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

42 ep.

Lincoln

Lincoln

1 ep.

Dareka to Nakai

Dareka to Nakai

2 ep.

THE SECOND

THE SECOND

1 ep.

Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat

Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat

as Self

2 ep.

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE

10 ep.

ノスタル10分

ノスタル10分

5 ep.

King of Conte no Kai

King of Conte no Kai

1 ep.

Talks for Sake Nibbles

Talks for Sake Nibbles

6 ep.

Downtown Now

Downtown Now

1 ep.

Crazy Journey

Crazy Journey

1 ep.

爆笑 大日本アカン警察

爆笑 大日本アカン警察

1 ep.

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

1700 episodes

Wednesday Downtown

Wednesday Downtown

as Self - Panel Member

460 episodes

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

18 episodes

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

60 episodes

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

245 episodes

Legendary Teacher

Legendary Teacher

as Jiro Nanba(南波 次郎)

11 episodes

IPPON GRAND PRIX

IPPON GRAND PRIX

as conference chairman

30 episodes

Detective! Knight Scoop

Detective! Knight Scoop

as 局長

70 episodes

M-1 Grand Prix

M-1 Grand Prix

17 episodes

King of Conte

King of Conte

15 episodes

笑ってはいけないシリーズ

笑ってはいけないシリーズ

21 episodes

There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow

There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow

11 episodes

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

42 episodes

Lincoln

Lincoln

1 episodes

Dareka to Nakai

Dareka to Nakai

2 episodes

THE SECOND

THE SECOND

1 episodes

Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat

Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat

as Self

2 episodes

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE

10 episodes

ノスタル10分

ノスタル10分

5 episodes

King of Conte no Kai

King of Conte no Kai

1 episodes

Talks for Sake Nibbles

Talks for Sake Nibbles

6 episodes

Downtown Now

Downtown Now

1 episodes

Crazy Journey

Crazy Journey

1 episodes

爆笑 大日本アカン警察

爆笑 大日本アカン警察

1 episodes

Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing UK

LOL: Last One Laughing UK

Original Series Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing Sweden

LOL: Last One Laughing Sweden

Original Series Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing Poland

LOL: Last One Laughing Poland

Original Series Creator

Symbol

Symbol

Director

R100

R100

Director

The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians

The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians

Producer

LOL: Last One Laughing Denmark

LOL: Last One Laughing Denmark

Original Series Creator

Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan

Director

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

Creator

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing

LOL: Last One Laughing

Other

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing UK

LOL: Last One Laughing UK

Original Series Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing Sweden

LOL: Last One Laughing Sweden

Original Series Creator

LOL: Last One Laughing Poland

LOL: Last One Laughing Poland

Original Series Creator

Symbol

Symbol

Director

R100

R100

Director

The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians

The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians

Producer

LOL: Last One Laughing Denmark

LOL: Last One Laughing Denmark

Original Series Creator

Big Man Japan

Big Man Japan

Director

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

Creator