Naoki Matayoshi
Naoki Matayoshi is a Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist who won the Akutagawa Prize in 2015 for his book , which was adapted into the Netflix series Hibana: Spark.
Matayoshi is the boke of his comedy duo Peace alongside his partner Yuji Ayabe. 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.
He is from Neyagawa City in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Hokuyo Senior High School.
Filmography
Film
Television
- The Untold Story: How Tezuka created his "Black Jack" – Fujio Akatsuka
- Botchan – Natsume Sōseki
- Segodon – Tokugawa Iesada
- Maiagare! – Iwao Yagi
- Unbound – Yadoya no Meshimori