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Naoki Matayoshi
Japanese comedian and novelist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Naoki Matayoshi (又吉 直樹, Matayoshi Naoki; born June 2, 1980) is a Japanese comedian, screenwriter, and novelist who won the Akutagawa Prize[1] in 2015 for his book Hibana (火花, Spark), which was adapted into the Netflix series Hibana: Spark.[2]
Matayoshi is the boke of his comedy duo Peace alongside his partner Yuji Ayabe.[3] 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.[4]
He is from Neyagawa City in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from Hokuyo Senior High School (presently Kansai University Hokuyo Senior High School).
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Filmography
Film
- The Great Passage (2013) – Togawa[5]
- From the End of the World (2023)[6]
Television
- The Untold Story: How Tezuka created his "Black Jack" (2013) – Fujio Akatsuka[7]
- Botchan (2016) – Natsume Sōseki[8]
- Segodon (2018) – Tokugawa Iesada[9]
- Maiagare! (2022) – Iwao Yagi[10]
- Unbound (2025) – Yadoya no Meshimori[11]
Bibliography
- Hibana (火花, Spark), Bungeishunjū, 2015, ISBN 9784163902302
- Yoru wo norikoeru (夜を乗り越える, Overcome the Night), Shogakukan, 2016, ISBN 9784098235018
- Gekijō (劇場, Theater), Shinchosha, 2017, ISBN 9784103509516
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