Masataka Itsumi
Encyclopedia
was a Japanese television announcer
, tarento
, writer, singer and master of ceremonies. His nickname was "It's me". Shingo Yamashiro
was his friend. His son, Taro Itsumi is an actor, and his daughter, Ai Itsumi is an actoress, tarento, and announcer.
Born in Osaka
, Itsumi became a popular master of ceremonies. He was the only person who was able to govern three big talents; Takeshi Kitano
, Sanma Akashiya
and Tamori
. However, he announced his suffering from stomach cancer
on 6 September 1993. Japanese mass media continued to report his condition. He died of linitis plastica
on December 25, 1993 at the age of 48 while being popular in Japan.
In Itsumi's funeral, Kitano cried like a child. On August 2, 1994, Kitano had a motorcycle accident. When he was unconscious due to the accident, he dreamed Itsumi's figure.
Announcer
An announcer is a presenter who makes "announcements" in an audio medium or a physical location.-Television and other media:Some announcers work in television production , radio or filmmaking, usually providing narrations, news updates, station identification, or an introduction of a product in...
, tarento
Tarento
is a Japanese rendering of the English word "talent" and is used as a catch-all term for mass media personalities who regularly appear on television. Detractors of the phenomenon have referred to it in an English sense as "famous just for being famous" because many that fall into this career line...
, writer, singer and master of ceremonies. His nickname was "It's me". Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
was a Japanese television and film actor.Yamashiro, who was originally from Kyoto, Japan, was born , but used Shingo Yamashiro as his stage name. He made his film acting debut in 1957....
was his friend. His son, Taro Itsumi is an actor, and his daughter, Ai Itsumi is an actoress, tarento, and announcer.
Born in Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
, Itsumi became a popular master of ceremonies. He was the only person who was able to govern three big talents; Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. The famed Japanese film critic...
, Sanma Akashiya
Sanma Akashiya
is a Japanese TV comedian and actor simply known as Sanma. His real name is . His talent agency is Yoshimoto Corporation.Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "Big Three" tarento of Japan. Sanma's nickname is . He is known for his ability to endlessly carry a...
and Tamori
Tamori
is a Japanese celebrity. His real name is and the screenname Tamori is an anagram of his surname. He was born on 22 August 1945 in Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture....
. However, he announced his suffering from stomach cancer
Stomach cancer
Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...
on 6 September 1993. Japanese mass media continued to report his condition. He died of linitis plastica
Linitis plastica
Linitis plastica, also known as Brinton's disease or leather bottle stomach, is a morphological variant of diffuse stomach cancer....
on December 25, 1993 at the age of 48 while being popular in Japan.
In Itsumi's funeral, Kitano cried like a child. On August 2, 1994, Kitano had a motorcycle accident. When he was unconscious due to the accident, he dreamed Itsumi's figure.
Books
- Itsumi, Masataka; Itsumi, Harue (Kōsaidō Shuppan, 1994) ISBN 978-4-331-50434-5