{{short description|Japanese comedian, actor and voice actor (born 1972)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Yūki Himura | native_name = 日村 勇紀 | native_name_lang = ja | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | other_names = {{hlist|{{nihongo|Himuken|ヒムケン}}|{{nihongo|Nogizaka Kōshiki o Manjū|乃木坂公式お饅}}|{{nihongo|Hechima|ヘチマ}}|{{nihongo|Takeshi|たけし}}|{{nihongo|Timura|ティムラ}}|{{nihongo|Vibe|バイブ|Baibu}}|{{nihongo|Baka Salmon|バカサーモン|Baka Sāmon}}|{{nihongo|Baramandi|バラマンディ}}}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/and_w/interest/entertainment/CORI2050398.html|title=山P、農家の絶品料理に癒やされる|work=Asahi Shimbun Digital|language=ja|publisher=Asahi Shimbun|date=21 March 2015|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324185718/http://www.asahi.com/and_w/interest/entertainment/CORI2050398.html|archive-date=24 March 2015}}</ref> | education = Kanagawa Prefecture Sagami Tanami High School<ref name="nikkan gendai digital">{{cite web|url=http://www.nikkan-gendai.com/articles/view/geino/147318/3|title=年末年始もテレビ出ずっぱり バナナマン日村が息長く売れるワケ|work=Nikkan Gendai Digital|language=ja|date=19 January 2014|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|actor|voice actor}} | years_active = 1990&ndash;present | agent = Horipro Com | style = Conte (''tsukkomi'') | television = {{hlist|''Yasashī Hitonara Tokeru: Quiz yasashī ne''|''Mannen B-gumi Himuken Sensei''|''Motemote Ninety Nine''|''"Sore tte donna hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99''}} | partner = <!-- this is only for unmarried life partners, not comedy partners --> | spouse = {{marriage|Aika Kanda|2018}} | awards = {{hlist|2006 All Japan Radio & Television Commercial Confederation (ACC) Festival ACC Finalist|2006 TV Asahi ''Tora no Mon'' Seiko Ito Night "King of Speech" second champion|2010 ''Omobaka 8'' First Round}} | footnotes = '''Same year/generation as:'''<br />Taizo Harada, Ken Horiuchi (Neptune)<br/>Ninety-nine<br/>Yoiko }} {{nihongo|'''Yūki Himura'''|日村 勇紀|Himura Yūki|born 14 May 1972}}<ref name="nikkan gendai digital"/> is a Japanese comedian, actor and voice actor. He performs ''tsukkomi'' (and occasionally ''boke'') in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Osamu Shitara.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://com.horipro.co.jp/talent/%E3%83%90%E3%83%8A%E3%83%8A%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3/index.html|title=公式プロフィール|work=Horipro Com|language=ja|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=6 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806085619/http://com.horipro.co.jp/talent/%E3%83%90%E3%83%8A%E3%83%8A%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life== Himura grew up in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.<ref name="nikkan gendai digital"/> He is represented with Horipro Com.

Himura has a very recognisable bowl cut hairstyle and is left-handed.

===Relationship and marriage=== In April 2018, Himura announced on his radio program that he had married television announcer {{ill|v=ib|Aika Kanda|ja|神田愛花}}.<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2018/04/07/kiji/20180407s00041000076000c.html |title= バナナマン・日村 神田愛花と結婚 交際約3年 45歳の春 |newspaper= Sponichi Annex |publisher= スポーツニッポン新聞社 |date= 7 April 2018 |access-date= 17 April 2019 }}</ref> The two have reportedly been dating since 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2017 |title=バナナマン日村勇紀、神田愛花と結婚 ラジオで生報告 - モデルプレス |trans-title=Bananaman Yūki Himura marries Aika Kanda, live report on radio |url=https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1758470 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125135717/https://mdpr.jp/news/detail/1758470 |archive-date=25 January 2023 |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=model press |language=ja}}</ref>

==Filmography== {{for|his appearances as part of Bananaman|Bananaman (comedy duo)}}

===Variety=== '''Current appearances''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Network ! Notes ! Ref. |- | 2015 || ''Yasashī Hitonara Tokeru: Quiz yasashī ne'' || Fuji TV || || |- |rowspan="2"| 2016 || ''Mannen B-gumi Himuken Sensei'' || TBS || || |- |''Anata no Mae de Iwa sete Kudasai: Kore tsukutta no Watashi desu'' || TV Tokyo || Presenter ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2071073/full/|title=バナナマン日村、テレ東の深夜で新番組|work=Oricon Style|language=ja|publisher=Oricon|date=2 May 2016|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |}

'''Occasional appearances''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Network ! Notes |- | 2016 || ''VS Arashi'' || Fuji TV || Appeared 14 times, boasted in his 2nd appearance |}

'''Former appearances''' {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Network ! Notes ! Ref. |- | || ''Lincoln'' ||rowspan="2"| TBS || "Bananaman Himura no suberu Hanashi"{{efn|It was strictly not a programme.}} || |- |rowspan="3"| 2009 || ''Shingata Geinin Auction: Kiriuri –Okane no tamenara koko made yarimasu–'' || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/kiriuri.html|title=新型芸人オークション キリウリ お金のためならここまでやります|work=Shingata Geinin Auction: Kiriuri –Okane no tamenara koko made yarimasu–|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Broadcasting System|date=4 January 2009|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=21 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121181610/http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/kiriuri.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |''Save The Future: Ekorezo TV'' || NHK || || |- |''Quiz no Tobira'' || TBS || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kakaku.com/tv/channel=6/programID=20584/episodeID=258800/|title=クイズの扉|work=Quiz no Tobira|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Broadcasting System|date=28 August 2009|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=30 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530210911/http://kakaku.com/tv/channel=6/programID=20584/episodeID=258800/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"| 2010 || ''Minna de Nihon Go!'' || NHK ||rowspan="2"| Guest || |- |''Meringue no Kimochi'' || NTV ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/program/ntv/155/647724/|title=ピンクの箱|work=Meringue no Kimochi|language=ja|publisher=Nippon TV|date=8 June 2013|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=5 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605030200/http://tvtopic.goo.ne.jp/program/ntv/155/647724/|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |''Ippon Grand Prix'' ||rowspan="2"| Fuji TV || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/owarai/news/67212|title=作家・高須光聖が語る「IPPON GP」とチェアマン松本人志|work=Owarai Natalie|language=ja|publisher=Natasha|date=3 April 2012|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/entertainment/interview/2013/ippon0523/index.html|title="大喜利"に命を懸ける者たち『IPPONグランプリ』直前特集!!|work=Oricon Style|language=ja|publisher=Oricon|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 || ''Hitoshi Matsumoto no MaruMaru na Hanashi'' || || |- |''Motemote Ninety Nine'' || TBS || Regular ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/motemote99.html|title=もてもてナインティナイン|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Broadcasting System|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |- | 2012 || ''battle for money Sentō-chū'' || Fuji TV || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/sentochu/result.html|title=戦闘中｜ゲーム結果 - フジテレビ|language=ja|publisher=Fuji Television|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"| 2014 || ''Gamble the World'' ||rowspan="3"| TBS || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/gambletheworld.html|title=ギャンブル・ザ・ワールド|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Broadcasting System|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |- |''6-Ri no Murabito! Zenin Shūgō'' || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/program/6murabito_20140820.html|title=6人の村人！全員集合|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Broadcasting System|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |- |''"Sore tte donna hito?" Sōsa Variety: G-Men 99'' || Regular ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.co.jp/gmen99/about/|title=番組概要｜TBSテレビ：「それってどんなヒト？」捜査バラエティ『Gメン99』|language=ja|publisher=Tokyo Broadcasting System|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |}

===TV drama=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Network ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1993 ||rowspan="3"| TV Asahi || ''Kodaku-san'' || || |- | 1997 ||''Kyoto o Miai Tour'' || Shiga Prefectural Police detective || |- | 1998 || ''"Mayu no Misshitsu" Renzoku Satsujin Jiken'' || Katsuhiko Takasa || |- | 2005 || BS Fuji || ''Run Away Girl Nagareru Onna'' || Erika's fan || |- |rowspan="2"| 2006 || TBS || ''Akihabara@Deep'' || Dharma || |- |ABC || ''Fugo Keiji'' || Norio Nomura || Episode 9; Guest |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 || TV Tokyo || ''Kyonen Renoir de'' || Clerk C || |- |Fuji TV || ''Abarenbō Mama'' || Takuo Kanai || |- |rowspan="3'| 2009 || TV Tokyo || ''K-tai Investigator 7'' || Kazu || Episode 39; Guest |- |rowspan="2"| TV Asahi || ''Shūkatsu no Musume'' || Ryunosuke Shirato || |- |''My Girl'' || Hidemi Kimura || |- | 2010 || NTV || ''Warau Joyū: Aoi Tori'' || Junpei Yamada || |- |rowspan="3"| 2011 || TV Asahi || ''Hagane no Onna Season 2'' || Stall guest || Episode 5; Guest |- |Fuji TV || ''Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de'' || Clerk || Episode 6; Guest |- |TV Asahi || ''Jūichinin mo iru!'' || Real estate agent || Final Episode; Guest |- | 2012 ||rowspan="2"| TBS || ''Irodori Himura'' || Takeo Ozaki, Tetsu Murata, Lars Fonde Himura, Saburo Kobayashi / Shinozaki, Masaru Edo, Takeshita, Mikami, Shuji Taki, Himura Yūki I, Yūki Himura || Lead roles |- | 2013 ||''Hōkago Groove'' || Satoshi Murata || Episode 4; Guest |- |rowspan="2"| 2014 || TV Tokyo || ''Garo: Makai no Hana'' || Sekiya || Episode 1; Guest |- |rowspan="2"| Fuji TV || ''Sutekina-sen Taxi'' || Accomplice criminal || Episodes 7 and 8 |- | 2015 || ''Yōgi-sha wa 8-ri no Ninki Geinin'' || Himself || |- | 2020 || NHK || ''Yell'' || Kasukabe || ''Asadora'' |- |}

===Films=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |- | 1993 || ''Patlabor 2: The Movie'' || (voice)|| || |- | 1994 || ''Yokohama Bakkure-tai'' || Kanichi || Appeared in all three films || |- | 1995 || ''Bad Guy Beach'' || Kogure || || |- | 2005 || ''Hold Up Down'' || Wanderer's man || || |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 || ''Captain Tokio'' || Chairman || || |- |''Maiko Haaaan!!!'' || Camera kid || || |- | 2008 || ''Handsome Suits'' || Bossaiku man || || |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 || ''Eto'' || Eto (voice) || || |- |''Shugo Tenshi'' || Country youth || || |- |rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''Saikō de Damena Otoko-Tsukiji-hen: Tsukiji de Ichiban Damena Otoko'' || || Lead role || |- |''The Incite Mill'' || Indian doll (voice) || || |- |rowspan="1"| 2015 || ''Shinsengumi of the Dead'' || Gestaro Kuzuyama|| Lead role ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=＃1-1「新選組の･･･!!」バナナTV オーストラリア編 - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSkJkQ2wcWo&feature=youtu.be|access-date=1 December 2020|website=www.youtube.com| date=29 January 2015 }}</ref> |- | 2023 || ''My Brother, the Alien'' || Yumeji Sanada || || <ref>{{cite web |url= https://eiga.com/movie/98772/|title= 宇宙人のあいつ|access-date= 19 January 2023|website= eiga.com|language=ja}}</ref> |- |}

===Japanese dub=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! Ref. |- | 2009 ||''Monsters vs. Aliens'' || Bob || ||<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=20177|title= モンスターＶＳエイリアン|access-date= 8 November 2021|work= Star Channel|archive-date= 9 November 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211109040430/https://www.star-ch.jp/channel/detail.php?movie_id=20177|url-status= dead}}</ref> |- | 2010 || ''Space Buddies'' || Yuri || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.disney.co.jp/studio/liveaction/1042|title= スペース・バディーズ／小さな5匹の大冒険|access-date= 19 May 2025|work= Disney}}</ref> |- | 2011 || ''Happy Feet Two'' || Okiami's bill || ||<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fukikaeru.com/archives/deta_201111_02.html|title= ハッピーフィート２ 踊るペンギンレスキュー隊|access-date= 30 December 2021|work= Fukikaeru}}</ref> |- |2015||''Minions'' || Walter Jr. / Fab Lease || || |- | 2016 || ''The Secret Life of Pets'' || Duke || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/owarai/news/176689|title=バナナマンがアニメ映画「ペット」日本語吹き替え版声優に、主役の犬の声|work=Owarai Natalie|language=ja|publisher=Natasha|date=19 February 2016|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |- |}

===Advertisements=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Notes ! Ref. |- | 1995 || Meiji Chocolate Yawaraka || || |- | 2010 || Universal Music ''DJ Kaori's Inmix VI'' || ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/owarai/news/37662|title=バナナマン日村、DJ KAORIとCM競演で"DJ HIMURA"化|work=Owarai Natalie|language=ja|publisher=Natasha|date=14 September 2010|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |- | 2013 || AEON Topvalu Inner || Co-starring with Kayoko Okubo || |- |2020 |If You Eat Meat, You Can Save Japan |Two versions of the video advertisement, "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60ACzRcNFtk Conflict]" version and "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ho0Doxx2jk Press Conference]" version |<ref>{{Cite web|title=いい肉の日特集|url=https://www.kokusan-ouen.jp/contents/feature_1129/}}</ref> |- |2020 |Triple Barrier | |<ref>{{Cite web|title=Triple Barrier|url=https://www.triplebarrier.jp}}</ref> |}

===Video games=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Title ! Role ! Ref. |- | ''Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights'' || Paul Le Petit ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/366/366826/|title=『ドクターロートレックと忘却の騎士団』のボイスキャストを公開|language=ja|publisher=Dengeki Online|date=16 May 2011|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> |}

===Smartphone Applications=== {|class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Ref. |- | 2013 || ''Bananaman Himura-san Kikiippatsu'' ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://a.excite.co.jp/News/apple_blog/20130402/sum_Giveapp_iphone_staffdetail_1460_staff_furukawa.html|title=iPhone アプリ 「バナナマン日村さん危機一発」 バナナマン日村をキャッチしろ！黒ひげ編|work=Excite News|language=ja|publisher=4 April 2013|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-date=22 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922173515/https://a.excite.co.jp/News/apple_blog/20130402/sum_Giveapp_iphone_staffdetail_1460_staff_furukawa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |}

==References== ===Notes=== {{notelist}}

===Sources=== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== *{{official website|http://com.horipro.co.jp/profile/02banana.html|Bananaman official website}} {{in lang|ja}} *{{IMDb name|nm2284465}}

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