Hitori Gekidan

Hitori Gekidan
Hitori Gekidan
	劇団ひとり
Born	Shogo Kawashima; 2 February 1977; Chiba, Chiba
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Comedian; lyricist; actor; novelist; film director;
Years active	1994–present
Agent	Ohta Production
Notable work	Kagehinata ni Saku; A Bolt from the Blue;
Style	Conte
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Television	Current; Goddotan; Masahiro Nakai no Mi ni naru Toshokan; Shiawase! Bomber Girl; ; Former; Waratte Iitomo!; Richard Hall; Fake Off; Nekketsu! Heisei Kyōiku Gakuin; How to Monkey Baby!; ;
Spouse(s)	Akane Osawa (m. 2009)
Partner(s)	Kazuhiko Akiyoshi (Soup Rix)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Ikuo Kawashima (manner instructor) (mother);
Relatives	Yuzo Kawashima (uncle, author)[1]; Keiji Osawa (righteous grandfather);
Awards	Fountain Pen Best Coordinated Award (2006); Golden Arrow Award Broadcast Award – Variety; Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year (2007);
Website	Hitori Gekidan Profile

Hitori Gekidan (劇団ひとり, Gekidan Hitori, born 2 February 1977, in Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Chiba)[2] is a Japanese comedian, lyricist, actor, novelist and film director. His real name is Shogo Kawashima (川島省吾, Kawashima Shōgo).

He is mainly known his improvisational ability and for his style of physical comedy.

Gekidan is represented with Ohta Production. His wife is tarento Akane Osawa.[3]

Early life and career

Kawashima's parents were employed by Japan Airlines (His father was a pilot, his mother was a flight attendant). Due to the nature of their occupation, Kawashima lived in Anchorage, Alaska for 3 years as a child from 2nd grade to 5th grade.[4]

In 1992, while in his first year of high school, Kawashima appeared on the variety program "Tensai Takeshi no genki ga deru terebi!!" and garnered the attention of Ohta Productions to sign him as a comedy talent. He began activities in a kombi called "Suplex", but were relatively unsuccessful. Kawashima transferred and dropped out of high schools multiple times before graduating from Chiba Ritsufunabashi High School at the age of 20. He then went on to enroll in Tōhō Gakuen in Tokyo and specialized in broadcasting arts, graduating in 1999.

Kawashima's unit, "Suplex", disbanded in 2000 and Kawashima continued activities as a solo comedian with the name Gekidan Hitori, which literally translates to "One person troupe". After going solo, Gekidan became vastly more popular and successful in the industry with numerous appearances in various television and variety programs. He continued to flourish in the following years, even becoming active as an actor in TV dramas and movies.

Character

Name

When "Suplex" disbanded, Kawashima needed a new name to continue activities as a solo comedian. Initially, he set up an internet voting poll with the top two names with the votes being "Katsu Curry" and "Namiuchi Giwa Tachio" which literally translates to "The Shoreline People". Both were rejected by Kawashima's manager, stating that he "sees no future" for these names in the industry to succeed.[5] During a chat with fellow comedian and script writer Kazuhiro Yasuda, when Kawashima asked Yasuda who is his favorite actor, Yasuda responded with Robert De Niro, but with bad pronunciation, which to Kawashima sounded like "Rohata Deniro", which literally translates to "Niro from the Furnace", and sparked him to suggest the use of the name. This was, however, also rejected by his manager. Kawashima chose the name "Gekidan Hitori" in the end.

Gekidan Hitori is commonly referred to as Hitori or Kawashima by most others in the industry. Tamori, on the other hand, calls him Gekidan. His wife Akane Ozawa refers to him as "Shingo-tan"

Interests and Hobbies

He is proficient with Rubik's Cubes, as he is able to solve a standard 3x3 cube in 42 seconds. On July 30, 2006, Kawashima entered the 2006 Tokyo Rubik's Cube Grand Prix and placed 68th out of 133 contestants.
His favorite food is pizza. When asked what he last late on a TV program appearance, Kawashima said Domino's Pizza. Afterwards, he appeared as the face of a series of Domino's commercials in 2007 with their invitation.
He is good friends with Going Under Ground, a Japanese alternative rock band. He also appeared in their music video for the single "Issho ni Kaerou" (いっしょに帰ろう) in 2009.[6]
He has publicly stated that he is a big fan of Christel Takigawa.[7]
As a student, Kawashima was a fan of Downtown, and purposefully imitated Hitoshi Matsumoto's hairstyle.[8]

Bibliography

Year	Title	Book code
2006	Kagehinata ni Saku	ISBN 4344011023, ISBN 978-4344011021
2008	Sono Knob wa Kokoro no Tobira	ISBN 4163696709, ISBN 978-4163696706
2010	A Bolt from the Blue	ISBN 4344018753, ISBN 978-4344018754
2010	Hitori Gekidan: Cappuccino Nominagara	ISBN 978-4778312237

Filmography

Current appearances

Year	Title	Network
2005	Goddotan	TV Tokyo
2013	Shiawase! Bomber Girl	NTV
2013	Masahiro Nakai no Mi ni naru Toshokan	TV Asahi
2016	Kyūkyoku no Maru Batsu Quiz Show!! Chō Toi! Shinjitsu ka? Uso ka?	NTV

Semi-regular (irregular appearances)

Title	Network
Ameagari Ketsushitai no Talk Bangumi Ame-Talk!	TV Asahi

Specials, one-off

Year	Title	Network	Ref.
2012	Ariyoshi Hitori Tsuchida@Ryūheikai Presents! Chō Chō! Bureikōna Utage SP	NTV
2013	Hiroiki Ariyoshi & Hitori Gekidan & Bibiru Ōki no Tensai Little	Fuji TV
2013	Sekai ni Hokoru 50-ri no Nihonjin: Seikō no Iden-shi	NTV
2014	Quiz Seikai wa Ichi-nen-go	TBS
2015	BS Sk-Per! Tte Shittemasu ka!?	BS Sk-Per!
2016	Geinin Cannonball	TBS	[9]

Former, semi-regular

Year	Title	Network
	Satoko ime gusan	NTV
	Otona no Consommé	TV Tokyo
	Richard Hall	Fuji TV
	Heisei Kyōiku 2005 Yobikō
	Honnō no High Kick!
	Fake Off: Kanzen naru Sōkan-zu
	Yancha Mokushiroku	TV Tokyo
	You-Yū-Kibun: Doyōda! Pyon	NBS
	The M	NTV
	Hitori Gekidan 5 Minutes Performance	BS Fuji
	Kaitai-Shin Show	NHK-G
	Manaberu!! News Show!	TV Asahi
	Kanbai Gekijō
	Hitori Gekidan no Shin Bangumi o Kangaeru Kaigi
2004	Yaguchi Hitori
2006	Nekketsu! Heisei Kyōiku Gakuin	Fuji TV
	Waratte Iitomo!
	Waratte Iitomo! Zōkan-gō
2007	Ima sugu Tsukaeru Mame Chishiki: Quiz Zatsugaku-ō	TV Asahi
2009	Moraeru TV!
2009	Chikyū-gō Shokudō: Eco meshi Sengen
	How to Monkey Baby!	Tokyo MX
2010	Sōdatta no ka! Akira Ikegami no Manaberu News	TV Asahi
2011	Star Draft Kaigi	NTV
	Uretrho Mi Kakunin Shōjo	TV Asahi
	Yume! Dōbutsu Daizukan	TBS
	5 Men Tabi	NTV
	Yoppara Future Game Battle	TBS
	Masahiro Nakai no Ayashī Uwasa no Atsumaru Toshokan	TV Asahi
	Nan demo World Ranking Nep & Imoto no Sekai Banzuke	NTV
2012	Hitori Gekidan & Bibiru Ōki no "Doko Iku!?"	Fuji TV One Two Next
	Gyōkai Top News	TV Asahi
	Gachigase	NTV
	Yoruben	TBS
	Urethro Mikansei Shōjo	TV Tokyo
	Kai Nō! Maji karu Hatena	NTV
	Gekiron! Doxchi Mania	TV Asahi
2013	Acchi Mania	TV Asahi
2014	Urethro Mi Taiken Shōjo	TV Tokyo
	'OV Kantoku	Fuji TV
	Omokuri Kantoku: O-Creator's TV show	Fuji TV
2015	Kasetsu Collector Z	NHK BS Premium
2016	Urero Bugendai Shōjo	TV Tokyo

Other appearances

Year	Title	Network
	Ucchan Nanchan no Honō no Challenger korega dekitara 100 Man-en! !	TV Asahi
	Cosmo Angel'	THK, BS Fuji
	Future Girls	THK
	Warai no Kin Medal	ABC
	Enta no Kamisama	NTV
	Bakushō On Air Battle	NHK
	Lincoln	TBS
2007	Hitori Gekidan no Takumi Tanbō-ki	Fuji TV 721
2011	Hisai-chi ni Ikiru! Kodomo-tachi no Tatakai 193-nichi Kiroku	Fuji TV
2015	The Hakugaku	TV Asahi
2016	Darake! Okane o Haratte demo Mitai Quiz	BS Sk-Per!

TV dramas

Year	Title	Role	Network	Ref.
2003	Tokyo Love Cinema		Fuji TV
2003	Stand Up!	Hiromi Tachibana	TBS
2004	X'smap: Tora to Lion to Go-ri no Otoko	Middle-aged Santa	Fuji TV
2005	Mahora no Hoshi	Takeshi Kita	YTV
	Densha Otoko	Yusaku Matsunaga	Fuji TV
	Densha Otoko: Mōhitotsu no Saishūkai Special	Yusaku Matsunaga	Fuji TV
2006	Junjō kirari	Naoto Saito	NHK-G
	Dare Yorimo Mama o Ai su	Yamashita	TBS
	Densha Otoko DX: Saigo no Seisen	Yusaku Matsunaga	Fuji TV
	Kazoku: Tsuma no Fuzai-Otto no Sonzai	Hitoshi Tsuno	ABC, TV Asahi
2007	First Kiss	Shido First Priest	Fuji TV
	Kyonen Renoir de	Yankee Huband	TV Tokyo
	Suwan no Baka! Kozukai 3 Man-en no Koi	Kenji Kamo	KTV
2008	Avelegi	Atsushi Abe	Fuji TV
	K-tai Investigator 7	Yoshiki Kashiwagi	TV Tokyo
	81diver	Jiro Mojiyama	Fuji TV
	Maō	Nori Serizawa	TBS
	Avelegi 2		Fuji TV
	Ware wa Gogh ni naru! Ai o Hotta Otoko-Munakata Shikō to sono Tsuma	Shikō Munakata	Fuji TV
	"Hahakoihi no Ki" –Junichirō Tanizaki "Shōshōshigemoto no Haha" yori–	Shigeru Fujiwara	NHK
2009	Chance! Kanojo ga Seikō shita Riyū	Mikio Inoue	Fuji TV
	Sayayoi Zakura	Hirofumi Izumi	Fuji TV
	Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo	Torajiro Kanda	TBS
2010	Hebi no hito		WOWOW
	10-Nen-saki mo Kimi ni Koishite	Hidaka	NHK
	Sayonara, Alma: Akagami o moratta Inu		NHK
2013	Nagasawa-kun	Nagasawa-kun	TBS
2015	Hana Moyu	Itō Hirobumi	NHK	[10]
2015	Kekkon ni Ichiban Chikakute Tōi Onna	Okasaki Shop owner	NTV
2016	Montage: San Oku-en Jiken Kitan	Yasunari Suzuki	Fuji TV	[11]
2016	The Sniffer	Hideo Numata	NHK-G
2018	Segodon	John Manjirō	NHK

Anime television

Title	Network
Bean World	Fuji TV 721

Films

Director

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2014	A Bolt from the Blue
2021	Asakusa Kid		[12]

Writer

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2016	Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on Dreamy World!		[13]

Actor

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2004	The Neighbor No. Thirteen
2006	Memories of Matsuko	Takeshi Okano
2006	7 Tsuki 24-nichi-dōri no Christmas
2007	Dororo
2007	Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
2008	Paco and the Magical Book
2008	Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
2010	Golden Slumber	Kazuo "Kaz" Ono
2011	Rebirth	Takashi Kishida
2011	Share House
2012	The Wings of the Kirin	Akira Itsukawa
2012	Fuse Teppō Musume no Torimonochō	Sekiro Seki (voice)	[14]
2013	Goddotan: Kiss Gaman Senshuken The Movie	Shogo Kawashima
2014	A Bolt from the Blue	Shotaro Toru
	Goddotan: Kiss Gaman Senshuken The Movie 2: Psychic Love	Shogo Kawashima
	Miracle: Debikuro-kun no Koi to Mahō	Debikuro-kun (voice)

Animated films

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2006	Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur 2006	Uncle, Housewife A, Recycling Contractor, Newscaster, Time Patrol Secretary	[15]
2007	Strings	Elit (Japanese dub)
2010	Coraline	Black cat (Japanese dub)
2010	Shrek Forever After	Rumpelstiltskin (Japanese dub)
2011	Happy Feet Two	Mumble (Japanese dub)
2015	Chibi Maruko-chan: Italia Kara Kita Shōnen	Shin

Radio programmes

Current

Title	Network
Gekidan Samba Carnival	FM Fuji

Former

Title	Network
Jungle Paradise	FM Fuji
All Tegami Nippon	Japan Post internet radio

Serials

Title
Quick Japan
TV Station
Shūkan Bunshun
Yomiuri Shimbun

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2005	Heavy Metal Thunder	Go Shimokitazawa

Stage

Year	Title
2005	Atami Satsujin Jiken
2006	Usukawa Ichi-mai
2013	Butai Urethro Mi Kōkai Shōjo
2015	Tokyo 03 Frolic A Holic Love Story "Tori-gaeshi no tsukanai Sugata"

DVD

Year	Title
2004	Tokai no Napoleon
2006	Tokai no Shakespeare
2008	Hitori Gekidan no Takumi Tanbō-ki
	Hitori Gekidan: Mukūkan 1DK –One Dream Keeper–
	Kanbai Gekijō Series
	Kanbai Chika Gekijō
	Tokyo Chōnenten Series

Music videos

Title
Tokyo Jihen "Koi wa Maboroshi for musician (Haishin Gentei Track)"
Tokyo Jihen "Kabuki (album Adult Shūroku)"
Ketsumeishi "Deai no kakera"
Going Under Ground "Issho ni Kaerou"

References

"徳島県北島町公式ホームページ文化ジャーナル". Tokushima-ken Kitajima-machi Kōshiki Home Page Bunka Journal (Aug).
"劇団ひとり" (in Japanese). Ohta Production. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
"「明るい家庭を」劇団ひとり&大沢あかねが大安婚". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
"劇団ひとりがスケートを披露". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
"芸能人の本名と芸名の由来まとめ". 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
"ゴーイング新曲PVに劇団ひとりが出演". ORICON STYLE. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
"劇団ひとり・大沢あかね結婚報告会見主な一問一答最新トレンド＆カルチャーニュース eltha（エルザ）". oricon ME inc. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
"劇団ひとり脚本の映画「クレヨンしんちゃん」最新作に、「絶対面白くなる」「胸熱だわ！」と期待の声ダ・ヴィンチニュース". KADOKAWA CORPORATION. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
"芸人キャノンボール2016 〜公道最速借り物レース〜" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
"劇団ひとり、初大河で初代総理大臣役 "イケメン"共演者に「負けないように頑張る」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
"劇団ひとりが物語の鍵握る、三億円事件扱うドラマ「モンタージュ」出演". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
"大泉洋＆柳楽優弥が共演劇団ひとり監督脚本のNetflix映画『浅草キッド』". Cinra.net. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
"劇団ひとり芸能人初、クレヨンしんちゃんの脚本担当 - 映画". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shimbun. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
"豪華ゲストキャスト発表！". Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
"映画ドラえもんのび太の恐竜2006" (in Japanese). Media Arts Database. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
"星野源、本人出演ユーキャンCM曲歌う". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

External links

Hitori Gekidan on Twitter (in Japanese)
Hitori Gekidan Profile (in Japanese)

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[1] "徳島県北島町公式ホームページ文化ジャーナル". Tokushima-ken Kitajima-machi Kōshiki Home Page Bunka Journal (Aug).

[2] "劇団ひとり" (in Japanese). Ohta Production. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[3] "「明るい家庭を」劇団ひとり&大沢あかねが大安婚". Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[4] "劇団ひとりがスケートを披露". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

[5] "芸能人の本名と芸名の由来まとめ". 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[6] "ゴーイング新曲PVに劇団ひとりが出演". ORICON STYLE. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[7] "劇団ひとり・大沢あかね結婚報告会見主な一問一答最新トレンド＆カルチャーニュース eltha（エルザ）". oricon ME inc. 18 February 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[8] "劇団ひとり脚本の映画「クレヨンしんちゃん」最新作に、「絶対面白くなる」「胸熱だわ！」と期待の声ダ・ヴィンチニュース". KADOKAWA CORPORATION. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

[9] "芸人キャノンボール2016 〜公道最速借り物レース〜" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[10] "劇団ひとり、初大河で初代総理大臣役 "イケメン"共演者に「負けないように頑張る」". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[11] "劇団ひとりが物語の鍵握る、三億円事件扱うドラマ「モンタージュ」出演". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[12] "大泉洋＆柳楽優弥が共演劇団ひとり監督脚本のNetflix映画『浅草キッド』". Cinra.net. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[13] "劇団ひとり芸能人初、クレヨンしんちゃんの脚本担当 - 映画". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports Shimbun. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[14] "豪華ゲストキャスト発表！". Official Site (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[15] "映画ドラえもんのび太の恐竜2006" (in Japanese). Media Arts Database. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

[16] "星野源、本人出演ユーキャンCM曲歌う". Oricon News (in Japanese). Oricon. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

Year	Title	Ref.
2005	20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 24 Season III DVD Collectors Box
	Aderans
	Life Card "Phishing Sagi ni Kiwotsukete!"
	Outsourcing
2006	Meiji Seika "Xylish Show"
	Pioneer Corporation "Cyber Navi"
	Daiwa House "Dee Room"
	NTT DoCoMo Kara Watashi wa DoCoMo desu "Hitori Gekidan - Kara Watashi wa DoCoMo desu"
2007	Sapporo Brewery "Hanjō-ten"
	PlayStation Portable Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
	Lion Corporation Top Fūai-kan
	Domino’s Pizza "Domino tomaranai"
	Japan Post Holdings "Nenga Campaign"
2008	Asahi Soft Drinks Citrulline Water "Citrulline Tōjō", "Slider Asa", "Slider Furo"
	Mazda Biante "Contrast", "Nobi nobi", "Shijō Kokuchi"
	Aflac "Ahiru Hoken Sōdan: Hitori-san"
	NTT DoCoMo "Answer House Tōjō", "4Tsu no Heya"
2009	Otsuka Pharmaceutical CalorieMate
	2009 Tokyo prefectural election
	Kao Corporation Essential
2015	Sanyō Shokuhin Sapporo Ichiban Curry Ramen
2015	Sega Phantasy Star Online 2
2016	U-Can Tsūshin Kōza	[16]
2016	Asahi Soft Drinks Wonda Morning Shot "Tezukuri Seal"