Kiyoshi Nishikawa

Kiyoshi Nishikawa (西川きよし, Nishikawa Kiyoshi, born 2 July 1946) is a Japanese comedian and actor and former politician.

Kiyoshi Nishikawa
西川きよし
Member of the House of Councillors
In office
8 July 1986 – 25 July 2004
Personal details
Born
西川潔

(1946-07-02) 2 July 1946
Kōchi, Kōchi
Political partyDainiin Club
OccupationComedian, actor
Same year/generation as:
Kinichi Hagimoto
Danshi Tatekawa

Comedy career

Nishikawa trained to be a comedian under Kin Ishii, and became a student at Yoshimoto Shinkigeki (a comedy troupe run by Yoshimoto Kogyo) in 1964.[1] In 1966, he formed a manzai duo with Yasushi Yokoyama, and rose to fame,[1] the pair eventually becoming one of the leaders of the manzai boom of the early 1980s.[2] The pair won the Kamigata Manzai Grand Prize three times in 1970, 1977, and 1980.[3]

Political career

Nishikawa served in Japan's House of Councillors for three terms between 1986 and 2004 as an independent, representing the Osaka district.[1] He came first all three times he stood for office, with more than one million votes.[4] Nishikawa resumed his entertainment career after 2004.

Personal life

Nishikawa's wife is Helen Nishikawa. They married in 1967 when she was a top actress in Yoshimoto Shinkigeki and he still an up-and-coming comedian.[5]

Filmography

Film
  • The 47 Ronin in Debt (2019)

Television

Honours

References
  1. "Nishikawa Kiyoshi". Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. "Yokoyama Yasushi". Kotobank (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  3. "Kamigata Manzai Taishō jushōsha ichiran". Radio Osaka OBC. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  4. "Kinki yūryoku kōhō shinogikezuru". Nikkei Net (in Japanese). Nihon Keizai Shinbun. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  5. "周囲が大反対の「スターと駆け出し芸人の恋」を西川きよし本人が語る". Dot (in Japanese). Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
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