18 Facts About Kinichi Hagimoto

Kinichi Hagimoto is active as a stage performer, emcee, and manager of the amateur Ibaraki Golden Golds of the Japanese Baseball Association.

Kinichi Hagimoto is called "Kin-chan" by fans and those within the entertainment industry.

Kinichi Hagimoto presented three successful variety programmes in the 1970s and 1980s, and by the mid-1980s was one of the most popular comedians on Japanese television.

Kinichi Hagimoto was taken under the wing of their master and head of the Asakusa scene, Senzaburo Fukami.

Kinichi Hagimoto appeared in a commercial for a comedy program that Mukai was handling called "Jintaka Panchi".

The disappointed Kinichi Hagimoto gave up on a television career and decided to focus on a stage career.

Kinichi Hagimoto broke up the Asakusa Shinkigeki, and started anew at the Atami Tsuruya Hotel.

Kinichi Hagimoto formed the "Konto 55-go" duo after an invitation from Jiro Sakagami in 1966, originally for a one-act contract.

Kinichi Hagimoto is not only skilled at making ordinary performers into professional comedians, but in drawing out the comedic side of celebrities.

Kinichi Hagimoto went on a six-month "recharge" hiatus from all his regular programs starting in March 1985.

Kinichi Hagimoto hosted the closing ceremonies of the Nagano Olympics in 1998.

Kinichi Hagimoto was dismissed from his talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo the same day.

However, Kinichi Hagimoto made comments to the effect that he had still not forgiven Yamamoto.

In 1971 Kinichi Hagimoto met with Charlie Chaplin, who was living in seclusion in Switzerland at the time, for a Fuji Television production.

Actually, Kinichi Hagimoto only mentioned his name because "he is the most famous comedian on earth", while only having seen Chaplin's movies a couple of times.

At the time, it was said that Chaplin would not meet anyone, and the production staff was uncertain whether it would actually happen, but a confident Kinichi Hagimoto set off for Switzerland.

Kinichi Hagimoto brought a Hakata doll as a gift to the house and was told by Chaplin's manager that they would take the gift, but only tell Chaplin of the visitor from Japan.

Kinichi Hagimoto helped the then unknown Dauntaun comedic duo by giving them appearances on his shows.