Directed credits
4
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Acting
Career Snapshot
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0.6
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 0All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 71080
IMDb ID: nm1035719
Known for: Acting
Born: September 8, 1963
Age: 62
Place of birth: Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japon
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2026
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.62
Wikidata: Q528506
Also known as
Sei Matsumoto • Matchan • Matsu
Frequent jobs
Director (4)Original Series Creator (7)Creator (4)Producer (3)Other (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Hitoshi Matsumoto (born September 8, 1963), or Matchan as he is commonly known, is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Masatoshi Hamada. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, he usually speaks in the Kansai dialect. He directed, produced, and starred in the 2007 movie Big Man Japan, which was shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section.
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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto.
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Highest rated movies linked with Hitoshi Matsumoto.
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Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Hitoshi Matsumoto.
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Hitoshi Matsumoto.
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Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Hitoshi Matsumoto.
8.0
Wednesday Downtown
as Self - Panel Member • 460 eps
2014 Series
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
1700 eps
1989 Series
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji
Creator
1991 Series
7.4
LOL: Last One Laughing
Other • 6 eps
2018 Series
6.0
LOL Talent Show: Mexico
Original Series Creator • 4 eps
2026 Series
9.3
Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
18 eps
2003 Series
8.0
HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental
Creator • 4 eps
2016 Series
7.3
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
Original Series Creator • 6 eps
2025 Series
9.3
LOL: Last One Laughing Denmark
Original Series Creator • 12 eps
2023 Series
5.0
LOL: Last One Laughing Poland
Original Series Creator • 18 eps
2023 Series
8.5
IPPON GRAND PRIX
as conference chairman • 30 eps
2009 Series
10.0
Detective! Knight Scoop
as 局長 • 70 eps
1988 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Hitoshi Matsumoto.
6.0
LOL Talent Show: Mexico
Original Series Creator • 4 eps
2026 Series
6.5
Last One Laughing: Sweden - Halloween Special
Original Series Creator • 3 eps
2025 Series
10.0
LOL: Last One Laughing - Denmark - Halloween Special
Original Series Creator • 4 eps
2025 Series
7.3
LOL: Last One Laughing UK
Original Series Creator • 6 eps
2025 Series
9.3
LOL: Last One Laughing Denmark
Original Series Creator • 12 eps
2023 Series
5.0
LOL: Last One Laughing Poland
Original Series Creator • 18 eps
2023 Series
7.0
LOL: Last One Laughing Sweden
Original Series Creator • 18 eps
2022 Series
7.4
LOL: Last One Laughing
Other • 6 eps
2018 Series
8.0
HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE
Creator
2018 Series
8.0
HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental
Creator • 4 eps
2016 Series
Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi
Creator
2004 Series
Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji
Creator
1991 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hitoshi Matsumoto.
6.8
Violence Voyager
as Narrator
2018 Movie
5.7
R100
as Police Officer
2013 Movie
8.0
Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi
as Himself
2010 Movie
6.7
Symbol
as The Man
2009 Movie
6.1
Big Man Japan
as Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin
2007 Movie
3.3
There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie
2002 Movie
Sasuke
as Sasuke
2001 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Hitoshi Matsumoto.
落ちれ！
1 eps
2026 Series
あの日。松本人志 裏側完全ドキュメント
1 eps
2025 Series
松本人志と◯◯したい！
1 eps
2025 Series
ZONE05
1 eps
2025 Series
みんなのオトナな話
1 eps
2025 Series
ノスタル10分
5 eps
2025 Series
漫才インターナショナル
1 eps
2025 Series
松本教授の笑いの証明
1 eps
2025 Series
Money is Time
2 eps
2025 Series
7:3トーク
2 eps
2025 Series
大喜利GRAND PRIX
2 eps
2025 Series
芯くったら負け！実のない話トーナメント
4 eps
2025 Series