Seiji Chihara

Honestly, Seiji Chihara might be the friendliest-looking intimidating guy in Japanese showbiz. The shaved head and that rugged build read like a bouncer, but the second he opens his mouth he's the warmest big-brother type in the room, and that gap is just unfair. What I love is the contrast with his little brother Junior, who lands laughs with quick wit and brains, while Seiji wins you over with sheer physicality and charm. The thing that really gets me is his fearlessness abroad, the way he can get dropped anywhere on earth and somehow befriend the locals within minutes. Coming out of Fukuchiyama in Kyoto and bouncing between comedy, acting, and TV work, he strikes me as someone living about as freely and unbothered as a person possibly can.

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Seiji Chihara is a Japanese actor, comedian, and television personality born on January 25, 1970, in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture. He attended Fukuchiyama Seimei High School before entering the entertainment industry. Known for his work across acting, comedy, and variety programming, he has built a career spanning multiple genres within the Japanese entertainment scene.

Name (English)

Seiji Chihara

Name (Japanese)

千原せいじ

Reading

ちはら せいじ

Born

January 25, 1970 (age 56)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Actor / Comedian / Talent

High school

Fukuchiyama Seimei High School

Works summary

Appearances

84 (1996–2026)

By year

1996: 1, 1997: 1, 2000: 1, 2001: 1, 2002: 1, 2003: 1, 2004: 4, 2005: 1, 2006: 2, 2007: 1, 2008: 2, 2009: 6, 2010: 3, 2011: 7, 2012: 5, 2013: 5, 2014: 1, 2015: 5, 2016: 1, 2017: 3, 2019: 5, 2021: 9, 2022: 5, 2023: 1, 2024: 4, 2025: 2, 2026: 2

Debut work

はぐれ記者 こちら大阪社会部

Filmography / notable works

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/chiharaseiji/
• Xhttps://x.com/y_chihara_seiji
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%83%E5%8E%9F%E3%81%9B%E3%81%84%E3%81%98
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11405393

Tags

• From Kyoto Prefecture
• Actor
• Comedian
• Talent

Last updated

2026-08-26

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