Sanma Akashiya (明石家 さんま, Akashiya Sanma, born July 1, 1955) is a Japanese comedian,[1] TV presenter, radio personality and actor most commonly known as Sanma-san.
[2] His talent agency is Yoshimoto Kogyo and his shishô (master) back when he studied rakugo is Shōfukutei Matsunosuke.
Together with Beat Takeshi and Tamori, Sanma is said to be one of the "Big Three [ja]" television comedians of Japan.
[4] They met on the set of the drama series Danjo Shichinin Natsumonogatari.
At the time, Otake had one son from her previous marriage with her husband who had died.