Masami Hisamoto
Native name久本雅美
Born (1958-07-09) July 9, 1958
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
EducationKinran Junior College
Years active1981–present
EmployerWahaha-Hompo
Subject(s)Shimoneta
Relative(s)Tomoko Hisamoto

Masami Hisamoto (Japanese: 久本雅美, Hepburn: Hisamoto Masami, born July 9, 1958) is a Japanese comedian, actress, singer and tarento from Kami, Osaka. She belongs to the Wahaha-Hompo talent agency, appearing on variety shows like Waratte Iitomo! and Hirunandesu!. She has also been a notable adherent to Soka Gakkai since 1984[1] and became an internet meme for it.[2]

Career

After graduating from Kinran Junior College, Hisamoto decided to move to Tokyo and made her debut as a vulgar stage actor at the Gekidan Tokyo Vodovil Show in 1981. She would end up working with Masahiro Sato and Rie Shibata, then the three left to launch Wahaha-Hompo in 1984.[3] Her first major televised appearance would be on the Nippon TV variety show Honya wa Saikyo! in 1985, then she became a regular member of the Fuji TV variety show Waratte Iitomo! that ran from 1993 to 2010.[4][5]

Since the late 2010s, she has served as a finalist judge on NHK's Shinjin Engei Taisho, Kansai TV's R-1 Grand Prix, and Nippon TV's Onna Geinin No. 1 Kettei-sen.

Appearances

Personal life

Hisamoto became an adherent to Soka Gakkai on September 28, 1984,[1] later becoming the deputy of the Fine Arts Department and head of the Women's Department. Her appearances in Shinano Kikaku's promotional videos for Soka Gakkai have become an internet meme on video-sharing websites like Nico Nico Douga and YouTube, though these videos are frequently taken down on the grounds of copyright infringement.[2][6] In addition, Hisamoto is known to be a vocal supporter of the Soka Gakkai-backed, conservative political party Komeito.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 West, Mark D. (2006). Secrets, sex, and spectacle: the rules of scandal in Japan and the United States. University of Chicago Press. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-0-226-89408-9. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "ニコ動「頭がパーン」MADアップロード主の情報、地裁が開示命令　創価学会の請求認める". ITmedia NEWS (in Japanese). October 24, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "タレント　久本雅美さん｜インタビュー｜リビング京都". Living Kyoto (in Japanese). Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "マチャミ、17年半出演の『いいとも！』卒業でタモリにチュー". Oricon News (in Japanese). October 1, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "お笑い芸人 豪快伝説 其の二十三『久本雅美』". Real Live (in Japanese). August 8, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "久本雅美「頭パーン」動画に創価学会が警告も……ネットはお祭り騒ぎで拡散中!?". Nikkan Cyzo (in Japanese). October 25, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "長寿番組終了で浮上した久本雅美の出馬説". Real Live (in Japanese). October 17, 2020. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "「両親は創価学会に数千万円寄付した」　宗教2世・長井秀和が告発「100万円の壺なんて安すぎて学会員にはピンとこない」【スクープその後】". Daily Shincho (in Japanese). November 22, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.


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