Osamu Shitara

Osamu Shitara (設楽 統, Shitara Osamu, born 23 April 1973)[2] is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor and television presenter. He performs boke (he does not entirely do boke he is known for doing tsukkomi) and tells stories in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Yūki Himura. He is also a former Seibu Railway employee.[1]

Osamu Shitara
設楽 統
Born (1973-04-23) 23 April 1973
Minano, Saitama, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Other names
  • Kaiser (カイザー, Kaizā)
  • Tensai Shitara-san (天才設楽さん)
  • Osamu-chan (統ちゃん)
  • Titara (ティタラ)
  • Gobō-san (ゴボウさん)
EducationSaitama Chichibu Agriculture and Technology High School[1]
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
  • voice actor
  • television presenter
Years active1993–
AgentHoripro Com
Known forBananaman
StyleConte (boke)
Television
  • Non Stop!
  • Crazy Journey
  • Asian Ace
  • –Sekai ni hitotsu– Miracle Recipe!
  • De kita de kita de kita
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Awards
Notes

Life and career

Osamu Shitara (設樂統) was born April 23, 1973, in Minano, Saitama as the youngest sibling of a brother and sister who are 6 and 3 years older respectively. He attended the Minano-chō Tachi Minano Middle School and was the president of the student council and the captain of the school baseball team. Shitara graduated high school in March, 1992 and found a job with Seibu Railway at the connection of his father who is a manager at Seibu Nagatoro Hotel, an establishment of the company.[1] He worked at the Kotesashi Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line for 6 months before switching to other various part-time jobs and then finally becoming a comedian as a student of Masayuki Watanabe, whom he worked as a driver for.[3]

In October, 1993, Shitara met up with three other rookie comedians in Shinjuku and formed a comedy group, Yūki Himura is one of them. However, after a few practice sessions, Shitara believed that a four man group would be limiting to their potential, and left with Himura to form what a comedy duo named Bananaman.[1]

Shitara met his girlfriend when he was 19 at a part-time job and married her in 1999.[4] They have 2 daughters as of 2019.

In the year 2012, Shitara appeared on more television programs than any other Japanese personality, appearing in 611 programs, 163 with Himura (Himura was ranked 12th with 428 television appearances).[5] Shitara also led the rankings for the first half of 2013.[6]

Filmography

To see his appearances as part of Bananaman, see Bananaman (comedy duo)

TV programmes
Informational–Variety shows
Year Title Network Notes
2012Non Stop!Fuji TVPresenter
2015Crazy JourneyTBS
Former
2007Mucha-buri!TBSVoice
2008Utsukushiki Aoki Do NowTV Asahi"Geinō-kai Ecology Chōsa"
2009Nan demo Arita'!goomo
Cine-tsū!TV Tokyo
2010De kita de kita de kitaNHK-EVoice (as Pace)
SakicchoTV Asahi
2011GolentanFuji TV
Asian AceTBSPresenter
2012ChoiceFuji TV
2013–Sekai ni hitotsu– Miracle Recipe!TV AsahiPresenter
Television drama
Year Title Network Role
1997Joi wa Mite ita!TV Asahi
1998Joi Mioko Hanabashi no Jiken ChartTakao's friend
Kyoto o Miai Tour Satsujin Jiken 2Hiroyuki Yamaguchi
Mayu no Misshitsu: Renzoku Satsujin JikenHiromichi Maejima
2005Run Away Girl Nagareru OnnaBS FujiErika's older brother
2006Lion-Maru GTV TokyoRanmaru
2007Tokkyū Tanaka 3-gōTBSTomomi's father
2008Rose:Time:LifeFuji TVMasakazu Ogino
Yū Aoi×4Tsu no Uso: CamouflageWOWOWTacchan
Ryūsei no KizunaTBSShinji Hagimura
2009Mr. BrainJunichi Kanda
Tsure ga Utsu ni NarimashiteNHK-GNojima
Fumō ChitaiFuji TVDetective
2010Hagane no OnnaTV AsahiToru Hasezaki
2011Hagane no Onna Season 2
2012Saiko no JinseiTBSEiji Nagata
Irodori HimuraCafe Master
2013Kakushō – Keishichō Sōsa 3-kaSugai Investigation 1st Department lieutenant
2015Yōgi-sha wa 8-ri no Ninki GeininFuji TVHimself
Television animation
Year Title Network Role
2015Star Wars RebelsDisney XDMorad Smar

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005Hold Up DownPolice officer 3
2008HitorimakeFatherSpecial appearance
2010Your Honor! How About a Little Leniency?Tamotsu NanbaFirst leading role[7][8]
2018Okko's InnKōsui Kanda (voice)
2023Uchūjin no Aitsu(voice)[9]

Japanese dub
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011Mars Needs MomsMylo's father
Happy Feet TwoWill the krill[10]
2015MinionsWalter Nelson
2016The Secret Life of PetsMax[11]

Stage
Year Title Ref.
2008Jersey Man[12]

Advertisements
Year Title Notes Ref.
1995Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. Taisho Oriental gastrointestinal drug[13]
1996Earth Chemical BaponaCo-starring with Yoshimi Ashikawa
1997Aderans
2000Autobacs Seven Autobacs Cash Back Sale
2009Meiji Seika (now Meiji) Xylish[14]
2016Zensho Holdings Sukiya[15]

Video games
Title Role Ref.
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten KnightsJean Legrand[16]

Music videos, others
Year Title Notes Ref.
2014Noriyuki Makihara "Life Goes On –like nonstop music–"Jacket photo[17]

References
  1. Kobunsha『FLASH』Issue June 17, 2014（Page 16-19）
  2. "バナナマン" (in Japanese). Horipro Com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  3. Bananaman (2009-04-13). 天才コント職人バナナマン、16年目の今だから語れるいろんな話 (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by CAREERzine. Archived from the original on 2013-07-11. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  4. Osamu Shitara. 第五回ゲスト 設楽統（バナナマン） (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Yoichi Oi. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. "バナナマン・設楽が最多出演！" (in Japanese). Nihon Monitor. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  6. "バナナマン・設楽が連覇へ好発進！" (in Japanese). Nihon Monitor. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  7. "バナナマン設楽、初主演映画は社会派! 裁判の傍聴人でAV3本万引犯や友人撲殺犯を裁く!". Cinema Today (in Japanese). Tokyo; Huelva. 30 Jul 2010. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  8. "設楽統「こっそり結婚指輪を外しているかも」激白". Zakzak (in Japanese). Tokyo: Sankei Shimbun. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  9. "宇宙人のあいつ". eiga.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. "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.
  11. "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 4 Jan 2017.
  12. "ジャージマン" (in Japanese). Pony Canyon. Archived from the original on 2016-02-23. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  13. "どうでもいい!?世紀の誓い100連発!! 99→90". 24 Hour Television 31 Part.1: Chikai –Ichiban Taisetsuna yakusoku– (in Japanese). Nippon TV. 30 Aug 2008. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  14. "設楽統のCM出演情報". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  15. "「素敵な時間でした」バナナマン設楽、すき家の新CMで安めぐみと夫婦に". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 16 Jun 2016. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
  16. "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 4 Jan 2011.
  17. "槇原敬之、新曲CDジャケットでバナナマン設楽と共演". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 24 Feb 2014. Retrieved 4 Jan 2017.
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