Bakarhythm

Hidetomo Masuno (升野 英知, Masuno Hidetomo, born November 28, 1975, in Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan),^[1] better known for his stage name Bakarhythm (バカリズム, Bakarizumu), is a Japanese comedian, narrator, actor, playwright, and lyricist. He is sometimes called Bakarhythm Masuno (バカリズム 升野, Bakarizumu Masuno).

Career

In 1995, while studying at the Japan Institute of the Moving Image, Masuno formed the comedy duo known as Bakarhythm with Toshihiro Matsushita. For the next 10 years, the duo had some success and appeared on a number of television variety and programs. In 2005, Matsushita decided to retire from the entertainment industry and the unit disbanded in November of that same year. Masuno decided to continue the activities of Bakarhythm by himself and took on the name as a solo comedian.

In 2006, just three months after the going solo, Bakarhythm became a finalist at the R-1 Grand Prix, the most prevalent televised comedy competition for solo performers. His flip board neta was a huge hit and landed him 4th place at the finals as well as propelling him to major success there afterward with the neta being featured in many commercials. However, Bakarhythm feared that the overuse of the same joke and gag may potentially lead to him becoming a one-hit wonder, and promptly stopped performing the flip board neta just one year after its initial break to popularity.^[2] He continued to appear on the R-1 Grand Prix consecutively for five years afterwards and was a finalist in four of the five years, and changing his performance with new material every time he entered. His neta, "Baka the Geography Teacher" scored a perfect 100 points at the 2009 R-1 Grand Prix, the first in the competition's history.

Bakarhythm began activities as a creator and screenwriter in 2012 with various television and comedy works. In 2014, he began activities as a screenwriter for serial TV dramas for the first time with Sutekinasen Taxi while appearing as an actor at the same time. Bakarhythm's career as a screenwriter then flourished as he was in charge of the script and screenwriting for prime time television dramas such as Kamoshiranai Joyu-tachi, Sakurazakabe Monogatari, the 2016 drama version of Ten Dark Women, Sumu Sumu (In which he also starred in), and Kaku OL Nikki (Also its original creator and lead actor).^[3] Bakarhythm won the Galaxy Award^[4] and the Kuniko Mukoda Award for Kaku OL Nikki in 2017.^[5]

In 2014, he appeared wearing a fake long nose and blonde wig in a controversial whiteface commercial for All Nippon Airways. In 2015, he appeared in almost all advertising for Super Mario Maker and designed a level that is playable in the game.

In December 2019, Bakarhythm married former idol and member of Denpagumi.inc, Nemu Yumemi.^[6]

Filmography

TV programmes

Current

Former

Drama

Films

Japanese dub

References

1. ^ "Official profile". Retrieved 2015-09-09.
2. ^ GALAC June 2015 Edition p.6-8「旬の顔 バカリズム」（放送批評懇談会 編）
3. ^ "バカリズム、ドラマ脚本に手応え「なんだこりゃ！ってひっくり返ると思う」". お笑いナタリー. Natasha. 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2019-04-22.
4. ^ "ギャラクシー賞月間賞に「水曜日のダウンタウン」先生モノマネ、「架空OL日記」". お笑いナタリー. ナターシャ. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
5. ^ "第36回向田邦子賞発表！「架空OL日記」のバカリズム氏に決定!!". インターネットTVガイド. 東京ニュース通信社. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
6. ^ "バカリズム＆夢眠ねむさん結婚「夫婦として支え合い楽しんで幸せな人生を」". ORICON NEWS. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
7. ^ "バカリズム＆八嶋智人MCのしりとりバトル、伊集院やジュニアら手腕発揮". Retrieved 2015-08-20. Natalie (July 23, 2015)
8. ^ "劇場版 殺意の道程". eiga.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
9. ^ "安藤サクラ、民放連ドラ初主演 バカリズム脚本『ブラッシュアップライフ』放送決定" (in Japanese). Real Sound. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
10. ^ "ホットスポット" (in Japanese). The Television. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
11. ^ "森田望智が朝ドラ「巡るスワン」ヒロインに、脚本はバカリズム 生活安全課の警察官描く" (in Japanese). Nayalie. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
12. ^ "架空OL日記" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
13. ^ "地獄の花園" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
14. ^ "劇場版 殺意の道程" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
15. ^ "ウェディング・ハイ" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
16. ^ "隣人X 疑惑の彼女" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
17. ^ "隣人X 疑惑の彼女" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
18. ^ "ベートーヴェン捏造" (in Japanese). eiga.com. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
19. ^ "バカリズム、狡猾な悪役でハリウッドデビュー!?『ハンガー・ゲーム』で日本語吹き替えに初挑戦！". 29 August 2012. Retrieved 2015-08-20. シネマトゥデイ

External links

• Official profile (in Japanese)
• Bakarhythm at IMDb
• (in Japanese)