was a Japanese rakugoka and comedian. His trademark line was "Sō nansu, okusan!" (That's the way it is, madam!). Rakugoka Hayashiya Shōzō IX and Hayashiya Sanpei II are his sons and singer Yasuha is his daughter.
Life Hayashiya was born in Taitō, Tokyo on 30 November 1925. He died on 20 September 1980, aged 54.
Legacy The Pokémon species Wobbuffet is a homage to Hayashiya.
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