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Kei Shimizu

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Kei Shimizu
清水 圭
Born
Keita Shimizu

(1961-06-24) June 24, 1961 (age 63)
Uji, Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationComedian
Years active1984 - 2022
AgentYoshimoto Kogyo (1986 - 2022)
Spouse
Miyuki Kosaka
(m. 1994; div. 2023)

Keita Shimizu (清水 圭太, Shimizu Keita, born June 24, 1961, in Uji, Kyoto, Japan),[1] simply known as Kei Shimizu (清水 圭, Shimizu Kei), is a retired Japanese comedian who was represented by the talent agency, Yoshimoto Kogyo.

In May 2022, Shimizu announced on his blog that he was retiring from show business, citing "lack of motivation" and a desire to live a normal life away from show business.[2] His profile was removed from the Yoshimoto Kogyo website later that month and he closed his personal blog soon after.

On May 27, 2023, it was announced that he had divorced his wife, actress and former idol Miyuki Kosaka, after 29 years of marriage.[3] Shimizu and Kosaka had two sons together. While Kosaka and their sons remained in the Tokyo area, Shimizu has returned to his family's home in Kyoto, away from the public eye.[4]

Filmography

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Variety

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Year Title Network Notes
1991 Gōkon! Gasshuku! Kaihō-ku! ABC
Ai no Tabiji CBC
Knight Scoop ABC
Shūkan Stamina Tengoku Fuji TV
Asakusabashi Young Yōhin-ten TV Tokyo
Sekai Tondemo!? History TV Asahi
Challenge Sai Maō TBS
1993 Waratte Iitomo! Fuji TV
Waratte Iitomo Special Issue Fuji TV
Waratte Iitomo Tokudai-gō Fuji TV
Otona ni Naritai Nagoya TV
1995 Sekai Ururun Taizai-ki MBS, TBS Regular respondent
Tamori Club TV Asahi Occasional guest appearances
Tamori no Bokyabura Tengoku
Hei!Say!A Board of Education Fuji TV
Takeshi no Daredemo Picasso TV Tokyo
1998 Anata ni Arigatō Kansai
Unbelievable Fuji TV
Number 12 Nekketsu Sakkā Sengen TV Tokyo
Susume! Cliffhanger Bōken-tai CBC
Akashiya Mansion Monogatari Fuji TV
Nanmon Kaiketsu! Go Kinjo no Sokojikara NHK
Shumi Yūyū NHK Educational
Naruhodo! Lab TV Osaka
2007 Yajiuma Plus TV Asahi Saturday commentator
Setagaya.A.F.Base BS Fuji
Countdown Football Fuji TV One

Drama

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Year Title Role Network Notes
1987 Kaō Meijin Gekijō Manager Ken Kansai
1993 Ore-tachi no Ole! MBS
Fu-zoroi no Eleven Director Yagami Kansai
1995 Akarui Kazoku Keikaku Takao Umemoto Fuji TV
1996 Hitorikurashi Keita Kuwabara TBS
2001 Ashita Ga Arusa Hamada NTV Episode 1
Tax Inspector Madogiwa Taro TBS
Otose Isanji NHK
2002 Koi Nochikara Fuji TV Episode 6
Shin Zukkoke San Ningumi NHK
2006 Madan Senki Ryukendo Yuuya Amachi TV Aichi
2008 Mitsuhiko Asami Series TBS
2012 Yoru Dora Chef NHK General

Films

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Year Title Role Notes
1991 Kaze, Slow Down
2003 Ultraman Cosmos vs. Ultraman Justice: The Final Battle Vice Captain Kashima
2007 Secondhand
2008 Juken no Cinderella

References

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  1. ^ "Official profile" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  2. ^ "清水圭 吉本退社、引退か 60歳節目に…ブログも閉鎖 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 芸能". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  3. ^ "香坂みゆきが清水圭さんと離婚 結婚29年目で".
  4. ^ "《還暦離婚》清水圭が離婚に沈黙を貫く理由 背景に香坂みゆきが反対した「京都移住」". NEWSポストセブン (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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