Antonio Koinoki

Honestly, the name alone does half the work — Antonio Koinoki, as in a punny riff on Antonio Inoki, the pro-wrestling legend who practically defined "fighting spirit" in Japan. That kind of name is a creative choice, a whole personality statement, and a bit of a dare all at once. He's a comedian from Saitama, born in the summer of 1971, standing at 158 cm — and the fact that he put "small" right there in the name while committing to the Inoki mythology is exactly the self-aware, underdog humor I respect. You don't need to be the loudest guy in the room if your premise is already this tight. I don't know every detail of his career, but guys who build their whole brand around a genuinely clever hook tend to stick around in the comedy world longer than the flash-in-the-pan types. There's real affection for pro-wrestling baked into this persona, and that kind of sincere fandom always reads as charming rather than try-hard. I'm rooting for him.

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Antonio Koinoki is a Japanese comedy talent born on August 22, 1971, in Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture. He attended Showa Daiichi Gakuen High School. He stands 158 cm tall and works in the comedy entertainment field.

Name (English)

Antonio Koinoki

Name (Japanese)

アントニオ小猪木

Reading

あんとにお こいのき

Born

August 22, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Shiki City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Height

158 cm

Occupation

Comedy Talent

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Boar

Blood type

B

Agency

Nishiguchi Entertainment

High school

Showa Daiichi Gakuen High School

Works summary

Appearances

42 (2005–2022)

By year (titles with a known year)

2005: 5, 2006: 6, 2007: 6, 2008: 4, 2009: 1, 2010: 4, 2011: 3, 2012: 1, 2013: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 1, year unknown: 9

Debut work

Uchimura Produce

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AA%E5%B0%8F%E7%8C%AA%E6%9C%A8
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16263902

Tags

• From Saitama Prefecture
• Comedy Talent

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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