Masaru Hamaguchi

Masaru Hamaguchi (Japanese: 濱口 優, Hepburn: Hamaguchi Masaru; born January 29, 1972) is a Japanese comedian and actor from Konohana-ku, Osaka. He is the tsukkomi of the manzai duo, Yoiko, with his partner Shinya Arino.

Masaru Hamaguchi
Native name	濱口優
Born	(1972-01-29) January 29, 1972 (age 53) Konohana, Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Medium	Television
Years active	1990–present
Employer	Shochiku Geino
Genres	Owarai
Spouse	Akina Minami ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	1
Relative(s)	Shuji Hamaguchi [ja] Yoshiyuki Hamaguchi [ja]
Notable works and roles	Yoiko
Website	www.shochikugeino.co.jp

Career

Hamaguchi and Arino were classmates that graduated high school and formed a manzai duo in 1990.^[1] The duo would make their first major televised appearance on Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! in 1996.^[2]

Appearances

• Mecha-Mecha Iketeru! (1996–2018)
• Ikinaru! Ougon Densetsu.

Personal life

Hamaguchi was born into a family that owns a coffee shop called "Hamayū" (はまゆう) in Konohana-ku, Osaka, named after the poisonous spider lily from his grandfather's love of lily flowers on the beach.^[3]

In 2013, Hamaguchi began dating the gravure idol Akina Minami. They got married on May 25, 2018,^[4][5] initially giving birth to a stillborn^[6][7] before his wife gave birth to a healthy baby, their son in 2022.^[8]