Naoki Matayoshi
| Naoki Matayoshi | |||||
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| Native name | 又吉 直樹 | ||||
| Born | June 2, 1980 Neyagawa, Osaka, Japan | ||||
| Medium | Television, novel | ||||
| Nationality | Japanese | ||||
| Years active | 2000– | ||||
| Employer | Yoshimoto Kogyo | ||||
| Genres | conte, manzai | ||||
| Notable works and roles | Hibana | ||||
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| Kanji | 又吉 直樹 | ||||
| Hiragana | またよし なおき | ||||
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Naoki Matayoshi (又吉 直樹, Matayoshi Naoki, born June 2, 1980) is a Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist who won the Akutagawa Prize[1] in 2015 for his book Hibana (火花, Spark), which was adapted into the Netflix series Hibana: Spark[2].
Matayoshi is the boke of his comedy duo Peace alongside his partner Yuji Ayabe[3]. Ayabe left Japan for New York in 2016 to continue his comedic career overseas while Matayoshi stayed in Japan, effectively making the duo inactive since then[4].
He is from Neyagawa City in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Hokuyo Senior High School (presently Kansai University Hokuyo Senior High School).
Filmography
Film
- The Great Passage (2013) – Togawa[5]
Television
- The Untold Story: How Tezuka created his "Black Jack" (2013) – Fujio Akatsuka[6]
- Botchan (2016) – Natsume Sōseki[7]
- Segodon (2018) – Tokugawa Iesada[8]
Bibliography
- Hibana (火花, Spark), Bungeishunjū, 2015, ISBN 9784163902302
- Yoru wo norikoeru (夜を乗り越える, Overcome the Night), Shogakukan, 2016, ISBN 9784098235018
- Gekijō (劇場, Theater), Shinchosha, 2017, ISBN 9784103509516
References
- ^ Kyodo, Jiji (July 17, 2015). "Comedian Matayoshi's literary win offers hope for sagging publishing industry". Japan Times. Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
- ^ Hernon, Matthew (July 8, 2016). "Q&A: Naoki Matayoshi on His Novel "Hibana", and the Netflix Series". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "Mayayoshi Naoki". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- ^ "ピース綾部、４月からＮＹ拠点に活動「米国に行って勝負したい」…解散はせず". Yahoo News Japan (in Japanese). Yahoo. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "松田龍平×宮崎あおい『舟を編む』追加キャストにピース又吉、麻生久美子ら". Cinra.net (in Japanese). December 19, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "神様のベレー帽～手塚治虫のブラックジャック創作秘話～" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "又吉直樹が夏目漱石役で出演 嵐・二宮主演ドラマ『坊っちゃん』". Oricon News (in Japanese). December 23, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
- ^ "ピース又吉直樹「西郷どん」で大河初出演、北川景子と夫婦役 起用理由は？". Modelpress (in Japanese). October 3, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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