Osamu Shitara

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Osamu Shitara
設楽 統
Born (1973-04-23) 23 April 1973 (age 51)
Minano, Saitama, Japan
Other names
  • Kaiser (カイザー, Kaizā)
  • Tensai Shitara-san (天才設楽さん)
  • Osamu-chan (統ちゃん)
  • Titara (ティタラ)
  • Gobō-san (ゴボウさん)
EducationSaitama Chichibu Agriculture and Technology High School[1]
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • voice actor
  • television presenter
Years active1993–
AgentHoripro Com
Known forBananaman
StyleConte (boke)
Television
  • Non Stop!
  • Crazy Journey
  • Asian Ace
  • –Sekai ni hitotsu– Miracle Recipe!
  • De kita de kita de kita
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Spouse
Unknown
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(m. 1999)​
Children2
Awards
Notes

Osamu Shitara (設楽 統, Shitara Osamu, born 23 April 1973)[2] is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor and television presenter. He performs boke (he does not entirely do boke he is known for doing tsukkomi) and tells stories in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Yūki Himura. He is also a former Seibu Railway employee.[1]

Life and career[edit]

Osamu Shitara (設樂統) was born April 23, 1973, in Minano, Saitama as the youngest sibling of a brother and sister who are 6 and 3 years older respectively. He attended the Minano-chō Tachi Minano Middle School and was the president of the student council and the captain of the school baseball team. Shitara graduated high school in March, 1992 and found a job with Seibu Railway at the connection of his father who is a manager at Seibu Nagatoro Hotel, an establishment of the company.[1] He worked at the Kotesashi Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line for 6 months before switching to other various part-time jobs and then finally becoming a comedian as a student of Masayuki Watanabe, whom he worked as a driver for.[3]

In October, 1993, Shitara met up with three other rookie comedians in Shinjuku and formed a comedy group, Yūki Himura is one of them. However, after a few practice sessions, Shitara believed that a four man group would be limiting to their potential, and left with Himura to form what a comedy duo named Bananaman.[1]

Shitara met his girlfriend when he was 19 at a part-time job and married her in 1999.[4] They have 2 daughters as of 2019.

In the year 2012, Shitara appeared on more television programs than any other Japanese personality, appearing in 611 programs, 163 with Himura (Himura was ranked 12th with 428 television appearances).[5] Shitara also led the rankings for the first half of 2013.[6]

Filmography[edit]

For his appearances as part of Bananaman, see Bananaman (comedy duo).

TV programmes[edit]

Informational–Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes
2012 Non Stop! Fuji TV Presenter
2015 Crazy Journey TBS
Former
2007 Mucha-buri! TBS Voice
2008 Utsukushiki Aoki Do Now TV Asahi "Geinō-kai Ecology Chōsa"
2009 Nan demo Arita'! goomo
Cine-tsū! TV Tokyo
2010 De kita de kita de kita NHK-E Voice (as Pace)
Sakiccho TV Asahi
2011 Golentan Fuji TV
Asian Ace TBS Presenter
2012 Choice Fuji TV
2013 –Sekai ni hitotsu– Miracle Recipe! TV Asahi Presenter
Television drama
Year Title Network Role
1997 Joi wa Mite ita! TV Asahi
1998 Joi Mioko Hanabashi no Jiken Chart Takao's friend
Kyoto o Miai Tour Satsujin Jiken 2 Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Mayu no Misshitsu: Renzoku Satsujin Jiken Hiromichi Maejima
2005 Run Away Girl Nagareru Onna BS Fuji Erika's older brother
2006 Lion-Maru G TV Tokyo Ranmaru
2007 Tokkyū Tanaka 3-gō TBS Tomomi's father
2008 Rose:Time:Life Fuji TV Masakazu Ogino
Yū Aoi×4Tsu no Uso: Camouflage WOWOW Tacchan
Ryūsei no Kizuna TBS Shinji Hagimura
2009 Mr. Brain Junichi Kanda
Tsure ga Utsu ni Narimashite NHK-G Nojima
Fumō Chitai Fuji TV Detective
2010 Hagane no Onna TV Asahi Toru Hasezaki
2011 Hagane no Onna Season 2
2012 Saiko no Jinsei TBS Eiji Nagata
Irodori Himura Cafe Master
2013 Kakushō – Keishichō Sōsa 3-ka Sugai Investigation 1st Department lieutenant
2015 Yōgi-sha wa 8-ri no Ninki Geinin Fuji TV Himself
Television animation
Year Title Network Role
2015 Star Wars Rebels Disney XD Morad Smar

Films[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Hold Up Down Police officer 3
2008 Hitorimake Father Special appearance
2010 Your Honor! How About a Little Leniency? Tamotsu Nanba First leading role [7][8]
2018 Okko's Inn Kōsui Kanda (voice)
2023 Uchūjin no Aitsu (voice) [9]

Japanese dub[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Mars Needs Moms Mylo's father
Happy Feet Two Will the krill [10]
2015 Minions Walter Nelson
2016 The Secret Life of Pets Max [11]

Stage[edit]

Year Title Ref.
2008 Jersey Man [12]

Advertisements[edit]

Year Title Notes Ref.
1995 Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Taisho Oriental gastrointestinal drug [13]
1996 Earth Chemical Bapona Co-starring with Yoshimi Ashikawa
1997 Aderans
2000 Autobacs Seven Autobacs Cash Back Sale
2009 Meiji Seika (now Meiji) Xylish [14]
2016 Zensho Holdings Sukiya [15]

Video games[edit]

Title Role Ref.
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Jean Legrand [16]

Music videos, others[edit]

Year Title Notes Ref.
2014 Noriyuki Makihara "Life Goes On –like nonstop music–" Jacket photo [17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Kobunsha『FLASH』Issue June 17, 2014（Page 16-19）
  2. ^ a b "バナナマン" (in Japanese). Horipro Com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  3. ^ Bananaman (2009-04-13). 天才コント職人バナナマン、16年目の今だから語れるいろんな話 (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by CAREERzine. Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  4. ^ Osamu Shitara. 第五回ゲスト 設楽統（バナナマン） (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Yoichi Oi. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. ^ "バナナマン・設楽が最多出演！" (in Japanese). Nihon Monitor. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. ^ "バナナマン・設楽が連覇へ好発進！" (in Japanese). Nihon Monitor. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  7. ^ "バナナマン設楽、初主演映画は社会派! 裁判の傍聴人でAV3本万引犯や友人撲殺犯を裁く!". Cinema Today (in Japanese). Tokyo; Huelva. 30 Jul 2010. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  8. ^ "設楽統「こっそり結婚指輪を外しているかも」激白". Zakzak (in Japanese). Tokyo: Sankei Shimbun. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  9. ^ "宇宙人のあいつ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "ハッピーフィート２ 踊るペンギンレスキュー隊". Fukikaeru. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "バナナマンがアニメ映画「ペット」日本語吹き替え版声優に、主役の犬の声". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 19 Feb 2016. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  12. ^ "ジャージマン" (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  13. ^ "どうでもいい!?世紀の誓い100連発!! 99→90". 24 Hour Television 31 Part.1: Chikai –Ichiban Taisetsuna yakusoku– (in Japanese). Nippon TV. 30 Aug 2008. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  14. ^ "設楽統のCM出演情報". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  15. ^ "「素敵な時間でした」バナナマン設楽、すき家の新CMで安めぐみと夫婦に". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 16 Jun 2016. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  16. ^ "ドクターロートレックと忘却の騎士団』のボイスキャストを公開" (in Japanese). Dengeki Online. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 4 Jan 2011.
  17. ^ "槇原敬之、新曲CDジャケットでバナナマン設楽と共演". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 24 Feb 2014. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.

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