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Gekidan Hitori
劇団ひとり
Born	Shōgo Kawashima (1977-02-02) 2 February 1977 (age 47) Chiba, Chiba
Occupations	Comedian lyricist actor novelist film director
Years active	1994–present
Agent	Ohta Production
Notable work	Kagehinata ni Saku A Bolt from the Blue
Style	Conte
Television	Current Goddotan Masahiro Nakai no Mi ni naru Toshokan Shiawase! Bomber Girl Former Waratte Iitomo! Richard Hall Fake Off Nekketsu! Heisei Kyōiku Gakuin How to Monkey Baby!
Spouse	Akane Osawa ​(m. 2009)​
Partner	Kazuhiko Akiyoshi (Soup Rix)
Children	3
Relatives	Yuzo Kawashima (uncle, author) Keiji Osawa (righteous grandfather)
Awards	Fountain Pen Best Coordinated Award (2006) Golden Arrow Award Broadcast Award – Variety Elan d'or Awards Newcomer of the Year (2007)
Website	Gekidan Hitori profile

Shōgo Kawashima (川島 省吾, Kawashima Shōgo, born 2 February 1977, in Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba, Chiba), known by the stage name Gekidan Hitori (劇団ひとり, 'one-person troupe') is a Japanese comedian, lyricist, actor, novelist, and film director.

Gekidan is mainly known his improvisational ability and for his style of physical comedy. He is represented with Ohta Production.

Early life and career

Kawashima's parents were employed by Japan Airlines (his father was a pilot; his mother was a flight attendant). Due to the nature of their occupation, Kawashima lived in Anchorage, Alaska, for three years as a child, from second to fifth grade.

In 1992, while in his first year of high school, Kawashima appeared on the variety program Tensai Takeshi no Genki ga Deru Terebi!! and garnered the attention of Ohta Production to sign him as a comedy talent. He began activities in a kombi called "Suplex", but were relatively unsuccessful. Kawashima transferred and dropped out of high schools multiple times before graduating from Chiba Ritsufunabashi High School at the age of 20. He then went on to enroll in Tōhō Gakuen in Tokyo and specialized in broadcasting arts, graduating in 1999.

Kawashima's unit, "Suplex", disbanded in 2000 and Kawashima continued activities as a solo comedian with the name "Gekidan Hitori", which translates to "one-person troupe". After going solo, Gekidan became vastly more popular and successful in the industry, with numerous appearances in various television and variety programs. He continued to flourish in the following years, even becoming active as an actor in TV dramas and movies.

Private life

His wife is tarento Akane Osawa [ja], the two married in 17 February 2009 . They have three children, their first daughter was born in September 2010 and their first son was born in July 2016. They announced the birth of their third child, a daughter, born March 2019.

Character

Name

When "Suplex" disbanded, Kawashima needed a new name to continue activities as a solo comedian. Initially, he set up an Internet voting poll with the top two names with the votes being "Katsu Curry" (カツカレー) and "Namiuchi Giwa Tachio" (波打際立夫), which translates to "The Shoreline People". Both were rejected by Kawashima's manager, stating that he "sees no future" for these names in the industry to succeed. During a chat with fellow comedian and script writer Kazuhiro Yasuda, when Kawashima asked Yasuda who is his favorite actor, Yasuda responded with Robert De Niro, but with bad pronunciation, which to Kawashima sounded like "Rohata de Nirō", which literally translates to "Niro from the Furnace", and sparked him to suggest the use of the name. This was, however, also rejected by his manager. Kawashima chose the name "Gekidan Hitori" in the end.

Gekidan Hitori is commonly referred to as Hitori or Kawashima by most others in the industry. Tamori, on the other hand, calls him Gekidan. His wife Akane Ozawa refers to him as "Shingo-tan".

Interests and Hobbies

• He is proficient with Rubik's Cubes, as he is able to solve a standard 3×3 cube in 42 seconds. On 30 July 2006, Kawashima entered the 2006 Tokyo Rubik's Cube Grand Prix and placed 68th out of 133 contestants.
• His favorite food is pizza. When asked what he last late on a TV program appearance, Kawashima said Domino's Pizza. Afterwards, he appeared as the face of a series of Domino's commercials in 2007 with their invitation.
• He is good friends with Going Under Ground, a Japanese alternative rock band. He also appeared in their music video for the single "Issho ni Kaerō" (いっしょに帰ろう) in 2009.
• He has publicly stated that he is a big fan of Christel Takigawa.
• As a student, Kawashima was a fan of Downtown, and purposefully imitated Hitoshi Matsumoto's hairstyle.

Bibliography

Filmography

Variety

Current appearances

Semi-regular (irregular appearances)

Specials, one-offs

Former, semi-regular

Other appearances

TV dramas

Anime television

Films

Director

Writer

Actor

Animated films

Radio programmes

Current

Former

Advertisements

Serials

Video games

Stage

DVD

Music videos

References

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External links

• Gekidan Hitori on Twitter (in Japanese)
• Gekidan Hitori profile (in Japanese)

• Japanese male comedians
• Japanese television personalities
• Japanese male film actors
• Japanese male television actors
• Japanese male voice actors
• Japanese film directors
• Japanese novelists
• Japanese lyricists
• Japanese competitive eaters
• Voice actors from Chiba (city)
• Male voice actors from Chiba Prefecture
• 1977 births
• Living people