Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Shizuyo Yamasaki is credited as an actor and owarai tarento. Shizuyo Yamasaki was born in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan on February 4, 1979. That works out to 47 years old in 2026.
My Take
Shizuyo Yamasaki carries two job titles in the record, comedian and actor, and I want to argue that the order matters less than the fact that both are listed at all. Comedians drift into acting constantly in Japan, but usually as guest turns, cameos where the audience is meant to recognize the comic rather than believe the character. Getting to the point where the second title is simply part of your professional description, not a novelty, requires convincing directors that you can put the comedy down and stay down. The documentation here is sparse: born February 4, 1979, from Fukuchiyama in Kyoto Prefecture, with no awards or credits recorded in this dataset. I would rather flag that gap than invent around it. What the bare listing does tell you is a range that most performers never manage, the willingness to be the funny one and then, on a different set, to be nobody in particular except the person the scene needs.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shizuyo Yamasaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 山崎静代
- Reading
- やまさき しずよ
- Born
- February 4, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Goat
- Origin
- Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- actor / owarai tarento
2. Links
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shizuyo Yamasaki born?
Born February 4, 1979 (age 47).
Where is Shizuyo Yamasaki from?
Shizuyo Yamasaki is from Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
What does Shizuyo Yamasaki do?
Shizuyo Yamasaki works as actor, owarai tarento.
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