Kanpei Hazama

Kanpei Hazama built a career on being ridiculous, then did one of the least ridiculous things I can think of. Born in Sukumo, Kochi Prefecture, he became a fixture of Osaka's Yoshimoto Shinkigeki comedy troupe, the sort of performer whose nonsense catchphrases got repeated by every child in the country. Then, around the age of sixty, he set out on what he called the Earth Marathon, circling the globe on foot and by yacht. Partway through he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He made it public, and he kept going. Comedians are supposed to lift people up with jokes; he did it by running, in front of everyone, at an age when most people are thinking about slowing down. I do not think the comedy and the marathon are separate stories. Both come from the same refusal to accept that the sensible option is the only one available.

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Name (English)

Kanpei Hazama

Name (Japanese)

間寛平

Reading

はざま かんぺい

Born

July 20, 1949 (age 77)

Origin

Sukumo, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan

Height

164 cm

Occupation

actor / owarai tarento / tarento / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Ox

Blood type

AB

Works summary

Appearances

157 (1975–2023)

By year (titles with a known year)

1975: 2, 1976: 4, 1988: 1, 1989: 1, 1990: 2, 1991: 7, 1992: 5, 1993: 1, 1994: 6, 1995: 4, 1996: 4, 1997: 1, 1998: 2, 1999: 3, 2000: 4, 2001: 3, 2002: 4, 2003: 5, 2004: 2, 2005: 3, 2007: 2, 2008: 2, 2009: 4, 2010: 4, 2011: 3, 2012: 5, 2013: 4, 2015: 3, 2016: 3, 2017: 1, 2018: 3, 2019: 1, 2021: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 3, year unknown: 53

Debut work

濡れた欲情 ひらけ!チューリップ

Filmography / notable works

• Xhttps://x.com/kanpeitter
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%96%93%E5%AF%9B%E5%B9%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3812802

Tags

• Kōchi Prefecture
• actor
• owarai tarento
• tarento

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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