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Hitoshi Matsumoto
Hitoshi Matsumoto (松本 人志, Matsumoto Hitoshi; born September 8, 1963) is a Japanese comedian and filmmaker. He was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is one half of the comedy duo Downtown, alongside Masatoshi Hamada, and is one of the most popular comedians in Japan.
Matsumoto has directed several movies beginning in 2007 with Big Man Japan, in several of which he also starred as the main character. He currently hosts Documental on Amazon Prime.
In late 2023, the magazine Shukan Bunshun ran a story that Matsumoto had engaged in sexual assault at parties. In early 2024 in response to the allegations, Matsumoto suspended public appearances to focus on a defamation trial against the publisher of the magazine. Matsumoto withdrew the lawsuit later that year.
Matsumoto was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, to a poor family.
He has expressed his feelings about growing up in a poor household in a poem titled Chicken Rice (チキンライス, Chikin Raisu) which Hamada turned into a song in 2004. In his poem, he wrote how laughter was the only way to get through those times.
He credits his poverty for giving him a good imagination and sense of play, as it forced him to invent his own games to entertain himself.His favorite manga as a child was Tensai Bakabon by Fujio Akatsuka. He aspired to become a manga artist.
He graduated from Amagasaki Municipal Ushio Elementary School, Amagasaki Municipal Taisei Junior High School, and the mechanical engineering department of Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Technical High School. His classmates in elementary and junior high school included his future partner Masatoshi Hamada, as well as broadcast writer Mitsuyoshi Takasu. His nickname during elementary and junior high school was “Mattsun.”。
During his elementary school years, his father began receiving invitation tickets to Umeda Kagetsu from his workplace, and the family started attending performances together. This became his first encounter with comedy, and he gradually developed an admiration for becoming a comedian. He later recalled, “Around that time, my personality gradually started to change. I had always been a gloomy child.”
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Hitoshi Matsumoto
Hitoshi Matsumoto (松本 人志, Matsumoto Hitoshi; born September 8, 1963) is a Japanese comedian and filmmaker. He was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is one half of the comedy duo Downtown, alongside Masatoshi Hamada, and is one of the most popular comedians in Japan.
Matsumoto has directed several movies beginning in 2007 with Big Man Japan, in several of which he also starred as the main character. He currently hosts Documental on Amazon Prime.
In late 2023, the magazine Shukan Bunshun ran a story that Matsumoto had engaged in sexual assault at parties. In early 2024 in response to the allegations, Matsumoto suspended public appearances to focus on a defamation trial against the publisher of the magazine. Matsumoto withdrew the lawsuit later that year.
Matsumoto was born in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, to a poor family.
He has expressed his feelings about growing up in a poor household in a poem titled Chicken Rice (チキンライス, Chikin Raisu) which Hamada turned into a song in 2004. In his poem, he wrote how laughter was the only way to get through those times.
He credits his poverty for giving him a good imagination and sense of play, as it forced him to invent his own games to entertain himself.His favorite manga as a child was Tensai Bakabon by Fujio Akatsuka. He aspired to become a manga artist.
He graduated from Amagasaki Municipal Ushio Elementary School, Amagasaki Municipal Taisei Junior High School, and the mechanical engineering department of Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki Technical High School. His classmates in elementary and junior high school included his future partner Masatoshi Hamada, as well as broadcast writer Mitsuyoshi Takasu. His nickname during elementary and junior high school was “Mattsun.”。
During his elementary school years, his father began receiving invitation tickets to Umeda Kagetsu from his workplace, and the family started attending performances together. This became his first encounter with comedy, and he gradually developed an admiration for becoming a comedian. He later recalled, “Around that time, my personality gradually started to change. I had always been a gloomy child.”