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Ryota Yamasato

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Ryota Yamasato
Yamasato in July 2024
PseudonymYama-chan
Native nameSơn lí lượng thái
Born(1977-04-14)April 14, 1977(age 47)
Hanamigawa-ku,Chiba Prefecture,Japan
Alma materKansai University
Years active1999–present
EmployerYoshimoto Kogyo
GenresManzai
Spouse
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(m.2019)​
Children1

Ryota Yamasato(Japanese:Sơn lí lượng thái,Hepburn:Yamasato Ryōta,born April 14, 1977),[1]also known asYama-chan(Sơn ちゃん),is a Japanese comedian and television and radio personality. He rose to fame in the 2000s as one half of themanzaicomedy duo The Nankai Candies. Outside Japan he is best known as one of the commentators on the reality television seriesTerrace House.

Career

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Yamasato is a member of the 22nd graduating class ofYoshimoto Kogyo'sNew Star Creationschool of comedy inOsaka.His first knownowaraicomedy duo was Ashigaru Emperor(Túc khinh エンペラー,Ashigaru Enperā)together with Tomio Nishida from 1999 to 2003. Yamasato played the role of thebokeor "funny man" to Nishida'stsukkomior "straight man". He then formed the Nankai Candies(Nam hải キャンディーズ)with Shizuyo Yamasaki in June 2003.[2]However, in this duo Yamasato plays thetsukkomi,while Yamasaki is theboke.The Nankai Candies took second place in the 2004M-1 Grand Prix,[2]leading to many television appearances and subsequently moved their base from Osaka to Tokyo. That year they also won the 25th ABC Newcomer Comedian Grand Prix Newcomer Award.[2]In 2005 they received the 40th Kamigata Manzai Grand Prix Newcomer Award and the 43rd Golden Arrow Newcomer Award.[2]They competed several more times in the M-1 Grand Prix; coming in ninth place in 2005 and eighth in 2009,[2]and being eliminated in the semifinals in 2008, 2016 and 2017. Beginning in 2007, the Nankai Candies were not active much while Yamasaki competed as aboxer.She even became a women's middleweight champion before retiring from the sport in 2015.[3][4]

Beginning with season 3 ofTerrace House: Boys × Girls Next Dooron April 12, 2013, Yamasato became a studio commentator on the reality TV seriesTerrace House.[5]He has continued this role on each installment of the franchise, where he is known as the cynical one who enjoys highlighting the house members' flaws.[6][7]In 2015, he was given his own spin-off onNetflixJapan'sYouTubechannel titledYama Channelwhere he comments solo.[8]

Yamasato co-authored two books that were both released on June 25, 2013.News no Yomikata Oshiemasu!explains recent political and economic words in an easy-to-understand manner, whileYamasato Ryōta no 'Tarinai' Eigoteaches simple English for communication.[9]

Yamasato played the villain in the 2016Shuriken Sentai Ninninger vs. ToQger the Movie: Ninja in Wonderland.[10]Since October 2016, Yamasato and his fellowTerrace HousecommentatorYouhave co-hosted the puppet showNehorin PahorinonNHK Educational TV.They each voice mole puppets who co-interview the non-famous guest represented by a pig puppet. The anonymity afforded via the puppets and voice modulation allows the guests to talk candidly about topics not usually covered on mainstream TV, such asidolotakuorhost clubaddiction.[8]

Yamasato voiced the character Karasutengu in the 2017 anime filmPretty Cure Dream Stars!.[11]He releasedTensai wa Akirameta,a completely revised and updated version of his 2006 autobiographical bookTensai ni Naritai,on July 6, 2018, and it sold 100,000 copies in two months.[12]A fan ofOne Piecesince its beginning, Yamasato voiced the character Donald Moderate in the 2019One Piece: Stampedefilm.[13][14]

Yamasato and fellow comedianMasayasu Wakabayashiare the main subjects of the 2023 biographical seriesPassion for Punchlines(だが, tình nhiệt はある,Da ga, Jōnetsu ga aru,lit. 'However, The Passion is There')onNippon TV,in which he was portrayed byShintaro Morimoto.[15]

Personal life

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On June 3, 2019, Yamasato married actressYū Aoi.[16][17]The two first met through Shizuyo Yamasaki, who co-starred with Aoi in the filmHula Girls(2006), and began dating in April 2019.[17]In episode six ofTerrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020,Yamasato credited his job on the show for the marriage, as Aoi is a fan and wanted to talk to him about it.[18]On February 10, 2022, the couple announced that Aoi was pregnant with their first child andduein the summer.[19]On August 10, 2022, Yamasato revealed that Aoi had given birth to their daughter.[20]

Selected filmography

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Television

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Live-action films

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Animation

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Dubbing

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Bibliography

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  • Tensai ni Naritai(Thiên tài になりたい,November 2006)
  • Hajimete no Gravure. YGA Shashin-shū(はじめてのグラビア. YGA tả chân tập,July 24, 2007)– editor
  • News ga Motto Yoku Wakaru hon(ニュースがもっとよくわかる bổn,September 11, 2009)– co-authored withAkira Ikegami
  • News no Yomikata Oshiemasu!(ニュースの đọc み phương giáo えます!,June 25, 2013)– co-authored with Mita Masaki
  • Yamasato Ryōta no 'Tarinai' Eigo(Sơn lí lượng thái の “たりない” anh ngữ,June 25, 2013)– co-authored with Masato Honma
  • Tensai wa Akirameta(Thiên tài はあきらめた,July 6, 2018)
  • Anoko no Yume wo Mita Ndesu.(あのコの mộng を kiến たんです.,April 12, 2019)

Championships and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^"Nam hải キャンディーズ - お tiếu いナタリー".Natalie(in Japanese).RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  2. ^abcde"Nam hải キャンディーズ プロフィール".Yoshimoto Kogyo(in Japanese).RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  3. ^"Comedian now boxing champion".The Japan Times.February 12, 2012.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  4. ^"Nam キャン, 1 niên ぶり mạn tài phi lộ コンビ tái thủy động で tảo tốc ボクシングネタ".Oricon(in Japanese). October 25, 2015.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  5. ^"チュート đức tỉnh, sơn lí, mã tràng viên ら gia nhập “テラスハウス” quan sát ".Natalie(in Japanese). April 12, 2013.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  6. ^"What It's Really Like Inside Netflix's" Terrace House "".Tokyo Weekender.July 14, 2017.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  7. ^"Unscripted: Revisiting Japan via Netflix".Lancaster Online.December 2, 2018.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  8. ^ab"NHK puppet show offers a rare glimpse into unconventional lives".The Japan Times.March 3, 2018.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  9. ^"Nam キャン sơn lí, trứ thư 2 sách đồng thời phát mại ký niệm サイン hội đại thịnh huống".Natalie(in Japanese). July 2, 2013.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  10. ^"スーパー chiến đội ánh họa で ác dịch diễn じる sơn lí が覚 ngộ “これからは tử cung にも hiềm われる” ".Natalie(in Japanese). January 6, 2016.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  11. ^"Precure Dream Stars! Film Announces Guest Cast, Story".Anime News Network.January 12, 2017.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  12. ^"Sơn lí lượng thái のエッセイが phát mại 2ヶ nguyệt で10 vạn bộ đột phá “Bổn đương にうれしいです” ".Oricon(in Japanese). September 10, 2018.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  13. ^"Nam キャン sơn lí の mộng diệp う! Kịch tràng bản “ONE PIECE” thanh ưu, hải tặc vạn bác の tư hội giả ".Natalie(in Japanese). March 26, 2019.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  14. ^"One Piece Stampede Anime Film Casts Yusuke Santamaria, Rino Sashihara, Ryōta Yamasato".Anime News Network.March 25, 2019.RetrievedMay 26,2019.
  15. ^"Cao kiều hải nhân ＆ sâm bổn thận thái lang “だが, tình nhiệt はある” đệ ２ thoại ４・７％ nhược lâm と sơn lí は vân nhân への nhất bộ を đạp み xuất す - ドラマ: Nhật khan スポーツ ".nikkansports.com(in Japanese).RetrievedApril 19,2023.
  16. ^"Thương tỉnh ưu と nam hải キャンディーズ・ sơn lí lượng thái が kết hôn 3 nhật に hôn nhân giới đề xuất ( スポーツ báo tri )".Yahoo! Japan(in Japanese). Archived fromthe originalon June 13, 2019.RetrievedJune 5,2019.
  17. ^ab"Sơn lí lượng thái と thương tỉnh ưu ３ nhật に kết hôn".Nikkan Sports(in Japanese). June 5, 2019.RetrievedJune 5,2019.
  18. ^"The Grass is Greener on the Other Side".Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020.June 25, 2019. 50:00 minutes in.Netflix.
  19. ^"Thương tỉnh ưu, đệ 1 tử nhâm thần “Xuất sản は hạ khoảnh を dư định” sơn lí lượng thái と liên danh でコメント ".Oricon(in Japanese). February 10, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 10,2022.
  20. ^"Thương tỉnh ưu, đệ 1 tử nữ nhi xuất sản sơn lí lượng thái がラジオで sinh báo cáo “かわいくて sĩ phương ない” ".Oricon(in Japanese). August 11, 2022.RetrievedAugust 11,2022.
  21. ^"Vũ trụ nhân のあいつ".eiga.com.RetrievedMarch 3,2023.
  22. ^"Sơn lí lượng thái ＆MEGUMI, nhân khí ぽっちゃり miêu をアニメ hóa 『ねこのガーフィールド』 thanh ưu に quyết định".Cinema Today.June 6, 2024.RetrievedJune 17,2024.
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