Yūki Himura

Yūki Himura (日村 勇紀, Himura Yūki, born 14 May 1972, in Kurose, Higashihiroshima (formerly Kurose Kamo District, Hiroshima Prefecture)^[2] is a Japanese comedian, actor and voice actor. He performs tsukkomi (and occasionally boke) in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Osamu Shitara.

Yūki Himura
日村 勇紀
Born	(1972-05-14) 14 May 1972 (age 52) Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Other names	Himuken (ヒムケン) Nogizaka Kōshiki o Manjū (乃木坂公式お饅) Hechima (ヘチマ) Takeshi (たけし) Timura (ティムラ) Vibe (バイブ, Baibu) Baka Salmon (バカサーモン, Baka Sāmon) Baramandi (バラマンディ) [1]
Education	Kanagawa Prefecture Sagami Tanami High School[2]
Occupations	Comedian actor voice actor
Years active	1990–present
Agent	Horipro Com
Style	Conte (tsukkomi)
Television	Yasashī Hitonara Tokeru: Quiz yasashī ne Mannen B-gumi Himuken Sensei Motemote Ninety Nine "Sore tte donna hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Spouse	Aika Kanda ​ (m. 2018)​
Awards	2006 All Japan Radio & Television Commercial Confederation (ACC) Festival ACC Finalist 2006 TV Asahi Tora no Mon Seiko Ito Night "King of Speech" second champion 2010 Omobaka 8 First Round
Notes
Same year/generation as: Taizo Harada, Ken Horiuchi (Neptune) Ninety-nine Yoiko

Personal life

Himura grew up in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.^[2] He is represented with Horipro Com.

Himura has a very recognisable bowl cut hairstyle and is left-handed.

Relationship and marriage

In April 2018, Himura announced on his radio program that he had married television announcer Aika Kanda [ja].^[4] The two have reportedly been dating since 2015.^[5]

Filmography

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

Variety

Current appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
2015	Yasashī Hitonara Tokeru: Quiz yasashī ne	Fuji TV
2016	Mannen B-gumi Himuken Sensei	TBS
	Anata no Mae de Iwa sete Kudasai: Kore tsukutta no Watashi desu	TV Tokyo	Presenter	[6]

Occasional appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes
2016	VS Arashi	Fuji TV	Appeared 14 times, boasted in his 2nd appearance

Former appearances

Year	Title	Network	Notes	Ref.
	Lincoln	TBS	"Bananaman Himura no suberu Hanashi"[a]
2009	Shingata Geinin Auction: Kiriuri –Okane no tamenara koko made yarimasu–			[7]
	Save The Future: Ekorezo TV	NHK
	Quiz no Tobira	TBS		[8]
2010	Minna de Nihon Go!	NHK	Guest
	Meringue no Kimochi	NTV		[9]
	Ippon Grand Prix	Fuji TV		[10][11]
2011	Hitoshi Matsumoto no MaruMaru na Hanashi
	Motemote Ninety Nine	TBS	Regular	[12]
2012	battle for money Sentō-chū	Fuji TV		[13]
2014	Gamble the World	TBS		[14]
	6-Ri no Murabito! Zenin Shūgō			[15]
	"Sore tte donna hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99		Regular	[16]

TV drama

Year	Network	Title	Role	Notes
1993	TV Asahi	Kodaku-san
1997		Kyoto o Miai Tour	Shiga Prefectural Police detective
1998		"Mayu no Misshitsu" Renzoku Satsujin Jiken	Katsuhiko Takasa
2005	BS Fuji	Run Away Girl Nagareru Onna	Erika's fan
2006	TBS	Akihabara@Deep	Dharma
	ABC	Fugo Keiji	Norio Nomura	Episode 9; Guest
2007	TV Tokyo	Kyonen Renoir de	Clerk C
	Fuji TV	Abarenbō Mama	Takuo Kanai
2009	TV Tokyo	K-tai Investigator 7	Kazu	Episode 39; Guest
TV Asahi	Shūkatsu no Musume	Ryunosuke Shirato
	My Girl	Hidemi Kimura
2010	NTV	Warau Joyū: Aoi Tori	Junpei Yamada
2011	TV Asahi	Hagane no Onna Season 2	Stall guest	Episode 5; Guest
	Fuji TV	Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de	Clerk	Episode 6; Guest
	TV Asahi	Jūichinin mo iru!	Real estate agent	Final Episode; Guest
2012	TBS	Irodori Himura	Takeo Ozaki, Tetsu Murata, Lars Fonde Himura, Saburo Kobayashi / Shinozaki, Masaru Edo, Takeshita, Mikami, Shuji Taki, Himura Yūki I, Yūki Himura	Lead roles
2013		Hōkago Groove	Satoshi Murata	Episode 4; Guest
2014	TV Tokyo	Garo: Makai no Hana	Sekiya	Episode 1; Guest
	Fuji TV	Sutekina-sen Taxi	Accomplice criminal	Episodes 7 and 8
2015		Yōgi-sha wa 8-ri no Ninki Geinin	Himself
2020	NHK	Yell	Kasukabe	Asadora

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1993	Patlabor 2: The Movie	(voice)
1994	Yokohama Bakkure-tai	Kanichi	Appeared in all three films
1995	Bad Guy Beach	Kogure
2005	Hold Up Down	Wanderer's man
2007	Captain Tokio	Chairman
	Maiko Haaaan!!!	Camera kid
2008	Handsome Suits	Bossaiku man
2009	Eto	Eto (voice)
	Shugo Tenshi	Country youth
2010	Saikō de Damena Otoko-Tsukiji-hen: Tsukiji de Ichiban Damena Otoko		Lead role
	The Incite Mill	Indian doll (voice)
2015	Shinsengumi of the Dead	Gestaro Kuzuyama	Lead role	[17]
2023	Uchūjin no Aitsu			[18]

Japanese dub

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2009	Monsters vs. Aliens	Bob		[19]
2011	Happy Feet Two	Okiami's bill		[20]
2015	Minions	Walter Jr. / Fab Lease
2016	The Secret Life of Pets	Duke		[21]

Advertisements

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
1995	Meiji Chocolate Yawaraka
2010	Universal Music DJ Kaori's Inmix VI		[22]
2013	AEON Topvalu Inner	Co-starring with Kayoko Okubo
2020	If You Eat Meat, You Can Save Japan	Two versions of the video advertisement, "Conflict" version and "Press Conference" version	[23]
2020	Triple Barrier		[24]

Video games

Title	Role	Ref.
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights	Paul Le Petit	[25]

Smartphone Applications

Year	Title	Ref.
2013	Bananaman Himura-san Kikiippatsu	[26]

References

Notes

1. It was strictly not a programme.

Sources

1. "山P、農家の絶品料理に癒やされる". Asahi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. 21 Mar 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
2. "年末年始もテレビ出ずっぱり バナナマン日村が息長く売れるワケ". Nikkan Gendai Digital (in Japanese). 19 Jan 2014. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
3. "公式プロフィール". Horipro Com (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
4. "バナナマン・日村 神田愛花と結婚 交際約3年 45歳の春". Sponichi Annex. スポーツニッポン新聞社. 2018-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
5. "バナナマン日村勇紀、神田愛花と結婚 ラジオで生報告 - モデルプレス" [Bananaman Yūki Himura marries Aika Kanda, live report on radio]. model press (in Japanese). 2017-12-31. Archived from the original on 2023-01-25. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
6. "バナナマン日村、テレ東の深夜で新番組". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
7. "新型芸人オークション キリウリ お金のためならここまでやります". Shingata Geinin Auction: Kiriuri –Okane no tamenara koko made yarimasu– (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. 4 Jan 2009. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
8. "クイズの扉". Quiz no Tobira (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. 28 Aug 2009. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
9. "ピンクの箱". Meringue no Kimochi (in Japanese). Nippon TV. 8 Jun 2013. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
10. "作家・高須光聖が語る「IPPON GP」とチェアマン松本人志". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 3 Apr 2012. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
11. ""大喜利"に命を懸ける者たち『IPPONグランプリ』直前特集!!". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
12. "もてもてナインティナイン" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
13. "戦闘中｜ゲーム結果 - フジテレビ" (in Japanese). Fuji Television. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
14. "ギャンブル・ザ・ワールド" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
15. "6人の村人！全員集合" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
16. "番組概要｜TBSテレビ：「それってどんなヒト？」捜査バラエティ『Gメン99』" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
17. "＃1-1「新選組の･･･!!」バナナTV オーストラリア編 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
18. "宇宙人のあいつ". eiga.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
19. "モンスターＶＳエイリアン". Star Channel. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
20. "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.
21. "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 6 Jan 2017.
22. "バナナマン日村、DJ KAORIとCM競演で"DJ HIMURA"化". Owarai Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha. 14 Sep 2010. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.
23. "いい肉の日特集".
24. "Triple Barrier".
25. "『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 6 Jan 2017.
26. "iPhone アプリ 「バナナマン日村さん危機一発」 バナナマン日村をキャッチしろ！黒ひげ編". Excite News (in Japanese). 4 Apr 2013. Retrieved 6 Jan 2017.

External links

• Bananaman official website (in Japanese)
• Yūki Himura at IMDb