Hitoshi Matsumoto

Hitoshi Matsumoto

Known for
Acting
Born
September 8, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japon

Biography

Hitoshi Matsumoto (born September 8, 1963), or Matchan as he is commonly known, is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Masatoshi Hamada. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, he usually speaks in the Kansai dialect. He directed, produced, and starred in the 2007 movie Big Man Japan, which was shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section.

Known For

Filmography

2026
落ちれ! poster

落ちれ!

TV · 3 eps

2026
Bar怒 poster

Bar怒

TV · 2 eps

2026
ZONE04 poster

ZONE04

TV · 3 eps

2026
ダウプらんち!! poster

ダウプらんち!!

TV · 2 eps

2026
Bar自慢 poster

Bar自慢

TV · 1 ep

2026
明日やめるのか寄席 poster

明日やめるのか寄席

TV · 2 eps

2026
ハゲ芸人寄席 poster

ハゲ芸人寄席

TV · 2 eps

2026
松本初対面寄席 poster

松本初対面寄席

TV · 4 eps

2026
舞台裏密着ドキュメント「この時。」 poster

舞台裏密着ドキュメント「この時。」

TV · 2 eps

2026
ノスタルスペシャル はじめて人志 青森編 poster

ノスタルスペシャル はじめて人志 青森編

TV · 10 eps

2026
ノスタルスペシャル はじめて人志 愛媛・松山編 poster

ノスタルスペシャル はじめて人志 愛媛・松山編

TV · 4 eps

2026
LIVE+ poster

LIVE+

TV · 9 eps

2026
Bar幼稚

Bar幼稚

TV · 1 ep

2025
7:3トーク poster

7:3トーク

TV · 25 eps

2025
大喜利GRAND PRIX poster

大喜利GRAND PRIX

TV · 18 eps

2025
芯くったら負け!実のない話トーナメント poster

芯くったら負け!実のない話トーナメント

TV · 22 eps

2025
松本人志が生で語る「LIVE+」 poster

松本人志が生で語る「LIVE+」

TV · 1 ep

2025
ダウプラボイス poster

ダウプラボイス

TV · 1 ep

2025
Professor Matsumoto's Proof of Laughter poster

Professor Matsumoto's Proof of Laughter

TV · 8 eps

2025
漫才インターナショナル poster

漫才インターナショナル

TV · 6 eps

2025
ノスタル10分 poster

ノスタル10分

TV · 5 eps

2025
ZONE05 poster

ZONE05

TV · 2 eps

2025
松本人志と◯◯したい! poster

松本人志と◯◯したい!

TV · 7 eps

2025
あの日。松本人志 裏側完全ドキュメント poster

あの日。松本人志 裏側完全ドキュメント

TV · 1 ep

2025
みんなのオトナな話 poster

みんなのオトナな話

TV · 3 eps

2025
Money is Time poster

Money is Time

TV · 12 eps

2025
お笑い帝国大学

お笑い帝国大学

TV · 11 eps

2023
THE SECOND poster

THE SECOND

TV · 1 ep

2023
Dareka to Nakai poster

Dareka to Nakai

TV · 2 eps

2022
ダウンタウンのヤバイ昭和の世界 poster

ダウンタウンのヤバイ昭和の世界

TV · 1 ep

2022
ワレワレハワラワレタイ poster

ワレワレハワラワレタイ

TV · 1 ep

2021
Crazy Journey poster

Crazy Journey

TV · 1 ep

2021
Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat poster

Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2021
King of Conte no Kai poster

King of Conte no Kai

TV · 1 ep

2021
Talks for Sake Nibbles poster

Talks for Sake Nibbles

TV · 6 eps

2020
審査員長・松本人志 poster

審査員長・松本人志

TV · 4 eps

2020
お笑いの日 poster

お笑いの日

TV · 4 eps

2018
Violence Voyager poster

Violence Voyager

Movie · as Narrator

2018
HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE poster

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE

TV · 10 eps

2016
HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental poster

HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental

TV · 60 eps

2015
Downtown Now poster

Downtown Now

TV · 1 ep

2014
Wednesday Downtown poster

Wednesday Downtown

TV · as Self - Panel Member · 460 eps

2014
Touzai Neta Gassen

Touzai Neta Gassen

TV · 2 eps

2014
Matsumoto ke no Kyuujitsu poster

Matsumoto ke no Kyuujitsu

TV · as Mom · 1 ep

2013
R100 poster

R100

Movie · as Police Officer

2013
Wide na Show poster

Wide na Show

TV · 1 ep

2010
Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi poster

Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi

Movie · as Himself

2009
Symbol poster

Symbol

Movie · as The Man

2009
爆笑 大日本アカン警察 poster

爆笑 大日本アカン警察

TV · 1 ep

2009
IPPON GRAND PRIX poster

IPPON GRAND PRIX

TV · as conference chairman · 30 eps

2008
King of Conte poster

King of Conte

TV · 15 eps

2007
Big Man Japan poster

Big Man Japan

Movie · as Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin

2005
Lincoln poster

Lincoln

TV · 1 ep

2004
Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi poster

Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi

TV · 42 eps

2003
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game poster

Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game

TV · 18 eps

2003
笑ってはいけないシリーズ poster

笑ってはいけないシリーズ

TV · 21 eps

2001
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie poster

There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie

Movie

2001
Sasuke poster

Sasuke

Movie · as Sasuke

2001
There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow poster

There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow

TV · 11 eps

2001
M-1 Grand Prix poster

M-1 Grand Prix

TV · 17 eps

2000
Legendary Teacher poster

Legendary Teacher

TV · as Jiro Nanba(南波 次郎) · 11 eps

2000
松本紳助 松紳 poster

松本紳助 松紳

TV · 2 eps

1993
Downtown DX poster

Downtown DX

TV · as Self - Emcee · 2 eps

1991
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji poster

Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji

TV · 245 eps

1989
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! poster

Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

TV · as Matsumoto · 1700 eps

1988
Detective! Knight Scoop poster

Detective! Knight Scoop

TV · as 局長, Chief detective · 70 eps