Hakase Suidobashi

I have a soft spot for comedians who are secretly bookworms, and Hakase Suidōbashi is the patron saint of that club. Half of Asakusa Kid was a comic, but the other half was a guy who clearly reads more than most novelists and somehow channels all of it into talk that's faster and sharper than it has any right to be. There's something about that Okayama-born, 1962 vintage of his that fits the restless, can't-sit-still energy: stand-up, nonfiction, then actually wading into politics because watching from the sidelines wasn't enough. He's a small guy, 161cm, but the curiosity is enormous, and I love that he's spent decades treating the whole world as material worth writing down honestly. Earnest, intense, and never bored. I'm a fan of that.

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Hakase Suidobashi (born August 18, 1962, in Oimatsu, Okayama Prefecture) is a Japanese comedian, television personality, nonfiction writer, and politician. He is widely recognized for his prolific reading habits and literary output alongside his career as an entertainer. In addition to his long-running work in comedy and television, he has engaged in political activity, reflecting a diverse public career spanning entertainment and civic life.

Name (English)

Hakase Suidobashi

Name (Japanese)

水道橋博士

Reading

すいどうばしはかせ

Born

August 18, 1962 (age 64)

Origin

Oimatsu, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Height

161 cm

Occupation

Comedian / Television Personality / Politician / Nonfiction Writer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Tiger

Blood type

A

Agency

株式会社TAP

High school

Okayama Prefectural Kurashiki Seiryo High School

Spouse

既婚

Works summary

Appearances

40 (1999–2025)

By year

1999: 1, 2002: 2, 2006: 2, 2007: 1, 2009: 2, 2012: 1, 2013: 4, 2014: 1, 2015: 1, 2017: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2021: 2, 2023: 1, 2025: 1

Debut work

古畑任三郎

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://s-hakase.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/hakase0818/
• Xhttps://x.com/s_hakase
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E9%81%93%E6%A9%8B%E5%8D%9A%E5%A3%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11549292

Tags

• From Okayama Prefecture
• Comedian
• Television Personality
• Politician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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