Hitoshi Matsumoto

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Hitoshi Matsumoto (松本人志, Matsumoto Hitoshi, born September 8, 1963) is a Japanese comedian best known as half of the extremely popular owarai duo Downtown and as an individual for directing the short film "Sasuke".

Matsumoto is from Hyōgo and thus usually speaks in the Kansai dialect.

Clips from the show HEY! HEY! HEY! MUSIC CHAMP showing Japanese pop singer Hikaru Utada defeating him at Tetris has become widely popular on the Internet.

[edit] Filmography

Comic shorts:

• Tozu (頭頭) (1993)
• Sasuke (2001)
• Visualbum (ビジュアルバム) (2003)

[edit] Television and radio

• ごっつええ感じ (Gottsu ee kanji) (1991-1997)
• 一人ごっつ (Hitori gottsu) (1996-1997)
• 伝説の教師 (Densetsu no kyōshi) (2000)
• 放送室 (Hōsō-shitsu) (Since 2001)