Naoki Matayoshi
Japanese comedian and novelist
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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]
Naoki Matayoshi | |
|---|---|
又吉 直樹 | |
March 2022 | |
| Born | June 2, 1980 |
| Employer | Yoshimoto Kogyo |
| Notable work | Spark |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 2000– |
| Medium | Television, novel |
| Genres | conte, manzai |
| Notes | |
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).
Filmography
Film
- The Great Passage (2013), Togawa[5]
- From the End of the World (2023)[6]
- 5 Centimeters per Second (2025), Shibata[7]
Television
- The Untold Story: How Tezuka created his "Black Jack" (2013) – Fujio Akatsuka[8]
- Botchan (2016) – Natsume Sōseki[9]
- Segodon (2018) – Tokugawa Iesada[10]
- Maiagare! (2022) – Iwao Yagi[11]
- Unbound (2025) – Yadoya no Meshimori[12]
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
