- Shinji Maki
nihongo|Shinji Maki|牧 伸二|Maki Shinji is a Japanese comedian who plays the
ukulele .History
Shinji was born in
Meguro, Tokyo on26 September 1934 . His real name is Nihongo|Moritsune Ōi|大井 守常|Ōi Moritsune.However he has no
adequate academic careers or advanced educations,his participation to the livevaudevillian show program, "Shirouto Yose" (consists of free style participation byamateur entertainers) had brought himself to be an independent vaudevillian and comedian."Syuichi Makino"(牧野周一 , まきのしゅういち) made his
coaching , and had given Shinji'sstage name . Hence we find Shinji Maki.Comedian
*In 1960, Maki became the master of ceremony of the radio program,"Weekly Report with the
ukulele " (the original title is "ウクレレ週刊誌") onNippon Cultural Broadcasting .
*In 1963, Maki became the master of TV program,"Vaudevillian TVsponsor ed byTaisho Pharmaceutical " (the original title is "大正テレビ寄席") onTV Asahi .Ah Ah Ah Yan Nut Chat Ter
Shinji's comedianship is well known and as fresh as ever. His ukulele play is so fine and
rhetoric is oftenpantomime d by many young comedians.His
BGM is composed by himself and it's derived from theHawaiian folksong, "Ta fa fai". In Japan, we call "yan-nut-chat-ter song" (やんなっちゃった節).Examples of Shinji's comic songs
*
Ginza no tomo dachi shinju ga dai suki
**Motto kireina "Maki shinju"
***Dakedo sore dokoro ja nai n da neee,Aitsu no atama ha Peaaarl da yoand as a
consequence , we hear "Ah Ah Ah Yan Nut Chat Ter,Ah Ah Ah Odoroita".Appendix (with translation)
*I have a friend in Ginza,and his favorite is pearls.
** Shinji Maki,I myself is brighter than the pearls.
*** My friend is higher brighter,because his head is "Peaaarl". ("Peaaarl" means being insane or crazy and disorder in Japanese.And its pronunciation is just like the word "pearl")Other activities
*Now Maki has been elected the leader of the "Tokyo Vaudevillian Guild" since 1999. He enjoys paintings and his own
exhibition is often introduced and broadcasted on TV.
*In Japanese TV stars and TV comedians circle,the 1934 births play semi-retire or completely withdrawal from thefull time . Maki has a good company withKinya Aikawa ,Kyosen Ōhashi , as one of the members of "Showa 9 Nen Kai"(all of them were born in the 9th year ofShowa period )External links
* [http://www.jap.co.jp/makishin/ Shinji's Advetisement]
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