is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Chuo-ku, Osaka. It was founded in 1958 under the conglomerate Shochiku Co., Ltd and focuses on talent management for comedians and tarento. The agency mainly associates itself with acts and entertainment under the Kamigata culture.『Shochiku 200 Year History』 Shochiku Co., Ltd, 2016
Notable talents Comedians Groups America Zarigani (Tetsuya Yanagihara, Yoshiyuki Hirai) Masuda Okada (Hidehiko Masuda, Keisuke Okada) TKO (Takehiro Kimoto, Takayuki Kinoshita) Yasuda Dai Circus (Yasuda Dancho, Kuro-chan, HIRO) Yoiko (Masaru Hamaguchi, Shinya Arino)
Solo Kintalo Buruma Konno Kenji Moriwaki Shōfukutei Tsurube II
Other tarento Chiemi Hori (singer, actress) Atsushi Oyagi (former rugby player) Masakatsu Funaki (actor, wrestler) Homare Suguro (actor, singer)
Former talents Othello (Tomoko Nakajima, Mahomi Matsushima)
References
External links Official website