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Japanese comedian and novelist
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).
Filmography
Film
Television
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
References
^ Kyodo, Jiji (July 17, 2015).
"Comedian Matayoshi's literary win offers hope for sagging publishing industry" . Japan Times .
Archived from the original on August 27, 2015.
^ Hernon, Matthew (July 8, 2016).
"Q&A: Naoki Matayoshi on His Novel "Hibana", and the Netflix Series" . Tokyo Weekender . Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
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"Mayayoshi Naoki" . Kotobanku (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved August 31, 2015 .
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"ピース綾部、4月からNY拠点に活動「米国に行って勝負したい」…解散はせず" . Yahoo News Japan (in Japanese). Yahoo. Archived from
the original on October 8, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2019 .
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"松田龍平×宮崎あおい『舟を編む』追加キャストにピース又吉、麻生久美子ら" . Cinra.net (in Japanese). December 19, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
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"世界の終わりから" . eiga.com . Retrieved February 3, 2023 .
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"神様のベレー帽~手塚治虫のブラックジャック創作秘話~" (in Japanese).
Fuji TV . September 24, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
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"又吉直樹が夏目漱石役で出演 嵐・二宮主演ドラマ『坊っちゃん』" . Oricon News (in Japanese). December 23, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
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"ピース又吉直樹「西郷どん」で大河初出演、北川景子と夫婦役 起用理由は?" . Modelpress (in Japanese). October 3, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2018 .
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"赤楚衛二&乃木坂46山下美月、福原遥の幼なじみ役で朝ドラ初出演決定 「舞いあがれ!」新たな出演者発表" . Model Press . Retrieved April 12, 2022 .
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