Sanma Akashiya


Sanma Akashiya is a Japanese comedian, TV presenter, radio personality and actor most commonly known as Sanma-san. His real name is Takafumi Sugimoto. His talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo and his shishô back when he studied rakugo is Shōfukutei Matsunosuke.
Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "" television comedians of Japan. He is known for his ability to endlessly carry a conversation. His protruding front teeth are often ridiculed, even by himself.
Akashiya married actress Shinobu Otake in September 1988. They met on the set of the drama series Danjo Shichinin Natsumonogatari. At the time, Otake had one son from her previous marriage with her husband who had died. The marriage lasted 4 years as they divorced in September 1992. The two remained friends after and are sometimes seen on variety television programs together. They have one daughter, Imalu Otake, born in 1989. Imalu went on to become a tarento in 2009 under the name IMALU.
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Current TV programs

Present

Odoru! Sanma Goten!! Tūkai! Akashiya TV Honmadekka!? TV
  • ''Sanma Improvement Committee''

Specials

  • ''Shin jijitsu! Orinpikku-mei bamen saikyō-kin medal award''

Past TV programs

MC/Regular

[Nippon TV]

Yasukiyo no Odedameshi Undameshi Me-kata de Dōn! Sanma-Kazuki no Itchokami de Yansu Koi no Karasawagi
  • ''Akashiya Shuppan''

TBS TV">Tokyo Broadcasting System Television">TBS TV

Young Oh! Oh! Nessen! Kayō Derby Asobi Sugi Janaino!? Akashiya Takokusekigun Okashiya? Sanma! Akashiya-san Channel Sanma-no Karakuri TV
  • ''Sanma-no Super Karakuri TV''

[TV Asahi]

Do-Up Kayo TV Sanma no Hit Match Sanma no Chūzai-san Sanma no Gomenne Wagamamade Sanma no Nandemo Derby
  • ''Akashiya Cream Land''

[TV Tokyo]

Saturday Night Show
  • ''Omoshiro Purenūn''

[Fuji TV]

Dare ga Kabayanen Rock and Roll Show Waratteru Baai Desuyo! Quiz Manzai Grand Prix Oretachi Hyoukinzoku Shinryū-Sanma no Scoop Itchokusen Quiz! Okane ga Daisuki Waratte Iitomo! TV-kun, Domo! Sanma no Manma "Appare Sanma" Series
  • * Appare Sanma Daisensei
  • * Yappari Sanma Daisensei
  • * Sanma Daisensei ga iku!
  • * Appare!! Sanma Daikyōju
  • * Appare!! Sanma ShinkyōjuFujisankei Group Kokoku Taishou Professional Baseball News Akashiya Sanma no Sports Suruzo! Daihōsō Sanma no Hiro Bar Nama Sanma Minna de Iikimochi Takeshi-Sanma no Yūmeijin no Atsumarumise Akashiya Mansion Monogatari Sanma no Tengoku to Jigoku Akashiya Ukennen Monogatari Odaiba Akashijō
  • ''Saturday Night Live Japan''

TV series

Seven Men and Women, Summer Story Seven Men and Women, Autumn Story Furuhata Ninzaburō, OshimizuHatachi no Koibito Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot, himself

Film

Radio

  • ''MBS Young Town Doyōbi''