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Hitoshi Matsumoto

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Born: 1963-09-08 • Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japon

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.

Filmography
Violence Voyager poster
Violence Voyager
2018 • Narrator
R100 poster
R100
2013 • Police Officer
Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi poster
Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi
2010 • Himself
Symbol poster
Symbol
2009 • The Man
Big Man Japan poster
Big Man Japan
2007 • Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie poster
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie
2002
Sasuke poster
Sasuke
2001 • Sasuke