Masatoshi Hamada

Acting

Masatoshi Hamada

Born May 11, 1963 · Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan (age 63)

Masatoshi Hamada is a Japanese comedian best known as the tsukkomi half of the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Hitoshi Matsumoto. His nickname is Hama-chan. Hamada is married to Natsumi Ogawa, with whom he has two children.

Known For

Pokémon the Movie 2000Pokémon the Movie 2000 · 1999
Pokémon the Movie 2000
6.71999
MovieAdventureFantasy
When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.
Space TravelersSpace Travelers · 2000
Space Travelers
6.12000
MovieFantasyAction
Three bank robbers, who declare themselves to be Space Travelers, take six persons as hostages when they are surrounded by the police. Among the hostages, there is a terrorist with a hidden bomb. In order to escape, the robbers ask the hostages to pretend to be part of the gang. Surprisingly, the hostages soon enjoy doing so. On that strange day, the bank becomes a tropical paradise...
There's Always Tomorrow - The MovieThere's Always Tomorrow - The Movie · 2001
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie
4.52001
MovieComedy
Office drama wherein a mediocre salaryman struggling hard to face a dream.
Slowking's DaySlowking's Day · 2000
Slowking's Day
6.22000
MovieAnimation
The short describes a day in the life of Slowking, from wake up to sleep.
Popcorn LovePopcorn Love · 1990
Popcorn Love
1990
Movie
Showa Tetsufuden - Sea of JapanShowa Tetsufuden - Sea of Japan · 1991
Showa Tetsufuden - Sea of Japan
1991
MovieCrimeDrama
A young yakuza member is doomed as he swings between two organizations in the Tohoku region, during the late Shōwa period.
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! · 1989
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
1989
SeriesAction & AdventureComedy
A Japanese variety show hosted by popular Japanese owarai duo, Downtown, with comedian Hōsei Tsukitei (formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki) and owarai duo Cocorico co-hosting.
笑ってはいけないシリーズ笑ってはいけないシリーズ · 2003
笑ってはいけないシリーズ
10.02003
Series

Filmography

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Downtown no Gottsu Ee KanjiDowntown no Gottsu Ee Kanji · 1991
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji
10.01991
SeriesComedy
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji (ダウンタウンのごっつええ感じ, roughly "Downtown's Feeling Real Good"), was a Japanese variety show. It premiered on December 8, 1991 and ended its run on November 2, 1997. It aired on Fuji TV every Sunday night. Hosted by the comedy duo Downtown (consisting of Masatoshi Hamada and Hitoshi Matsumoto), it had several other actors and comedians in its regular cast, including You, Koji Imada, Koji Higashino, Itsuji Itao, Ryoko Shinohara and Honkon (Takahiro Kurano). Like most other Japanese variety shows, it featured guest interviews and games, but it is best known and remembered for its sketch comedy. Downtown and other cast members would dress in costumes and perform absurd skits with bizarre characters.

Creator

プレバトプレバト · 2012
プレバト
2012
SeriesReality
‘Prebato!!’ is a variety programme produced by Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS TV) that has been broadcast every Thursday from 19:00 to 20:00 (JST) since 11 October 2012 [Note 1]. It is generally simulcast across all 28 stations in the TBS network; furthermore, in regions without a network affiliate, it is broadcast on a delayed basis through programme sales to Fuji TV network affiliates. Until August 2014, the programme was titled ‘Who Is the Most Useful Celebrity!? Pressure Battle!!’ (Tsukaeru Geinoujin wa Dare da!? Pressure Battle!!), and the current title, ‘Prebato!!’, was originally an abbreviation of this. This entry also covers the special pilot programme ‘The King’s Choice! ~Who Is the Most Useful Celebrity!?~’ (Ousama no Choice ~Tsukaeru Geinoujin wa Dare da!?~), a joint production by Mainichi Broadcasting System and TBS Television, which was broadcast on 9 August 2012 as part of ‘Spamoku!!’.

MC

LincolnLincoln · 2005
Lincoln
2005
SeriesComedy
LINCOLN is a Japanese variety show. It premiered on October 18, 2005 and ended on September 10, 2013, and aired on TBS every Tuesday night. Hosted by Downtown, it features seven other owarai geinin in its regular cast, and has several recurring younger, up-and-coming comedians as guests. The show uses Abraham Lincoln as its mascot, and its slogan is: "The program of the geinin, by the geinin, for the geinin," parodying a line from his famous Gettysburg Address. The object of the show is to have the younger comedians watch and learn from the more experienced comedians through fun and games. The opening uses the song "The Revolution" by BT and features the regular cast as superheroic anime characters in a futuristic setting. The animation was done by Studio 4°C, a studio well known for The Animatrix. The opening has since changed to a LINCOLN version of the opening to Kinpachi-sensei and was directed by Ogiyahagi. Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, a regular when the show started, later became a semi-regular due to conflicts with his work schedule.