Yūki Himura (日村 勇紀, Himura Yūki, born 14 May 1972, in Kurose, Higashihiroshima (formerly Kurose Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture)[2] is a Japanese comedian, actor and voice actor. He performs tsukkomi (and occasionally boke) in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Osamu Shitara.

Yūki Himura
日村 勇紀
Born (1972-05-14) 14 May 1972 (age 52)
Other names
  • Himuken (ヒムケン)
  • Nogizaka Kōshiki o Manjū (乃木坂公式お饅)
  • Hechima (ヘチマ)
  • Takeshi (たけし)
  • Timura (ティムラ)
  • Vibe (バイブ, Baibu)
  • Baka Salmon (バカサーモン, Baka Sāmon)
  • Baramandi (バラマンディ)
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EducationKanagawa Prefecture Sagami Tanami High School[2]
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • voice actor
Years active1990–present
AgentHoripro Com
StyleConte (tsukkomi)
Television
  • Yasashī Hitonara Tokeru: Quiz yasashī ne
  • Mannen B-gumi Himuken Sensei
  • Motemote Ninety Nine
  • "Sore tte donna hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Spouse
(m. 2018)
Awards
  • 2006 All Japan Radio & Television Commercial Confederation (ACC) Festival ACC Finalist
  • 2006 TV Asahi Tora no Mon Seiko Ito Night "King of Speech" second champion
  • 2010 Omobaka 8 First Round
Notes

Personal life

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Himura grew up in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.[2] He is represented with Horipro Com.

Himura has a very recognisable bowl cut hairstyle and is left-handed.

Relationship and marriage

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In April 2018, Himura announced on his radio program that he had married television announcer Aika Kanda [ja].[4] The two have reportedly been dating since 2015.[5]

Filmography

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Variety

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Current appearances

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
2015 Yasashī Hitonara Tokeru: Quiz yasashī ne Fuji TV
2016 Mannen B-gumi Himuken Sensei TBS
Anata no Mae de Iwa sete Kudasai: Kore tsukutta no Watashi desu TV Tokyo Presenter [6]

Occasional appearances

Year Title Network Notes
2016 VS Arashi Fuji TV Appeared 14 times, boasted in his 2nd appearance

Former appearances

Year Title Network Notes Ref.
Lincoln TBS "Bananaman Himura no suberu Hanashi"[a]
2009 Shingata Geinin Auction: Kiriuri –Okane no tamenara koko made yarimasu– [7]
Save The Future: Ekorezo TV NHK
Quiz no Tobira TBS [8]
2010 Minna de Nihon Go! NHK Guest
Meringue no Kimochi NTV [9]
Ippon Grand Prix Fuji TV [10][11]
2011 Hitoshi Matsumoto no MaruMaru na Hanashi
Motemote Ninety Nine TBS Regular [12]
2012 battle for money Sentō-chū Fuji TV [13]
2014 Gamble the World TBS [14]
6-Ri no Murabito! Zenin Shūgō [15]
"Sore tte donna hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99 Regular [16]

TV drama

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Year Network Title Role Notes
1993 TV Asahi Kodaku-san
1997 Kyoto o Miai Tour Shiga Prefectural Police detective
1998 "Mayu no Misshitsu" Renzoku Satsujin Jiken Katsuhiko Takasa
2005 BS Fuji Run Away Girl Nagareru Onna Erika's fan
2006 TBS Akihabara@Deep Dharma
ABC Fugo Keiji Norio Nomura Episode 9; Guest
2007 TV Tokyo Kyonen Renoir de Clerk C
Fuji TV Abarenbō Mama Takuo Kanai
2009 TV Tokyo K-tai Investigator 7 Kazu Episode 39; Guest
TV Asahi Shūkatsu no Musume Ryunosuke Shirato
My Girl Hidemi Kimura
2010 NTV Warau Joyū: Aoi Tori Junpei Yamada
2011 TV Asahi Hagane no Onna Season 2 Stall guest Episode 5; Guest
Fuji TV Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de Clerk Episode 6; Guest
TV Asahi Jūichinin mo iru! Real estate agent Final Episode; Guest
2012 TBS Irodori Himura Takeo Ozaki, Tetsu Murata, Lars Fonde Himura, Saburo Kobayashi / Shinozaki, Masaru Edo, Takeshita, Mikami, Shuji Taki, Himura Yūki I, Yūki Himura Lead roles
2013 Hōkago Groove Satoshi Murata Episode 4; Guest
2014 TV Tokyo Garo: Makai no Hana Sekiya Episode 1; Guest
Fuji TV Sutekina-sen Taxi Accomplice criminal Episodes 7 and 8
2015 Yōgi-sha wa 8-ri no Ninki Geinin Himself
2020 NHK Yell Kasukabe Asadora

Films

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1993 Patlabor 2: The Movie (voice)
1994 Yokohama Bakkure-tai Kanichi Appeared in all three films
1995 Bad Guy Beach Kogure
2005 Hold Up Down Wanderer's man
2007 Captain Tokio Chairman
Maiko Haaaan!!! Camera kid
2008 Handsome Suits Bossaiku man
2009 Eto Eto (voice)
Shugo Tenshi Country youth
2010 Saikō de Damena Otoko-Tsukiji-hen: Tsukiji de Ichiban Damena Otoko Lead role
The Incite Mill Indian doll (voice)
2015 Shinsengumi of the Dead Gestaro Kuzuyama Lead role [17]
2023 Uchūjin no Aitsu [18]

Japanese dub

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Bob [19]
2011 Happy Feet Two Okiami's bill [20]
2015 Minions Walter Jr. / Fab Lease
2016 The Secret Life of Pets Duke [21]

Advertisements

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Year Title Notes Ref.
1995 Meiji Chocolate Yawaraka
2010 Universal Music DJ Kaori's Inmix VI [22]
2013 AEON Topvalu Inner Co-starring with Kayoko Okubo
2020 If You Eat Meat, You Can Save Japan Two versions of the video advertisement, "Conflict" version and "Press Conference" version [23]
2020 Triple Barrier [24]

Video games

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Title Role Ref.
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Paul Le Petit [25]

Smartphone Applications

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Year Title Ref.
2013 Bananaman Himura-san Kikiippatsu [26]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ It was strictly not a programme.

Sources

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  1. ^ "山P、農家の絶品料理に癒やされる". Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 21 Mar 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "年末年始もテレビ出ずっぱり バナナマン日村が息長く売れるワケ". Nikkan Gendai Digital (in Japanese). 19 Jan 2014. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  3. ^ "公式プロフィール". Horipro Com (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  4. ^ "バナナマン・日村 神田愛花と結婚 交際約3年 45歳の春". Sponichi Annex. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. ^ "バナナマン日村勇紀、神田愛花と結婚 ラジオで生報告 - モデルプレス" [Bananaman Yūki Himura marries Aika Kanda, live report on radio]. model press (in Japanese). 2017-12-31. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  6. ^ "バナナマン日村、テレ東の深夜で新番組". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  7. ^ "新型芸人オークション キリウリ お金のためならここまでやります". Shingata Geinin Auction: Kiriuri –Okane no tamenara koko made yarimasu– (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. 4 Jan 2009. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  8. ^ "クイズの扉". Quiz no Tobira (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. 28 Aug 2009. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  9. ^ "ピンクの箱". Meringue no Kimochi (in Japanese). Nippon TV. 8 Jun 2013. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  10. ^ "作家・高須光聖が語る「IPPON GP」とチェアマン松本人志". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 3 Apr 2012. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  11. ^ ""大喜利"に命を懸ける者たち『IPPONグランプリ』直前特集!!". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  12. ^ "もてもてナインティナイン" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  13. ^ "戦闘中|ゲーム結果 - フジテレビ" (in Japanese). Fuji Television. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  14. ^ "ギャンブル・ザ・ワールド" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  15. ^ "6人の村人!全員集合" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  16. ^ "番組概要|TBSテレビ:「それってどんなヒト?」捜査バラエティ『Gメン99』" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  17. ^ "#1-1「新選組の・・・!!」バナナTV オーストラリア編 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  18. ^ "宇宙人のあいつ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  19. ^ "モンスターVSエイリアン". Star Channel. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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 6 Jan 2017.
  22. ^ "バナナマン日村、DJ KAORIとCM競演で"DJ HIMURA"化". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 14 Sep 2010. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
  23. ^ "いい肉の日特集".
  24. ^ "Triple Barrier".
  25. ^ "『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 6 Jan 2017.
  26. ^ "iPhone アプリ 「バナナマン日村さん危機一発」 バナナマン日村をキャッチしろ!黒ひげ編". Excite News (in Japanese). 4 Apr 2013. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
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