Minoru Torihada Explained

Minoru Torihada (鳥肌実 Torihada Minoru) is a male Japanese comedian who claims to come from Sakhalin. His assumed surname, Torihada means "goosebumps" ("tori" meaning "bird" or class Aves, "hada" meaning "skin" or a soft outer covering of a vertebrate). He has an Internet channel called "Torijajiira Hōsō" (トリジャジーラ放送, or Torijazeera Broadcast), a parody of Al Jazeera.

Biography

The central concept of his act is that Torihada claims to be an extreme right-winger and a supporter of imperialism and militarism.^[1] According to essayist Mike Rogers writing in 2005, he was "the first Japanese comedian to venture into taboo subjects like the Imperial Family and make a mockery of Imperial Japan."^[2]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2000	Kemonogare, oreranosaruto
2001	Bikyaku meiro
2004	Devilman
	Space police
2005	Tanaka Hiroshi no Subete	Hiroshi Tanaka
2008	Goth
2010	Love & Loathing & Lulu & Ayano
	Helldriver
	Big Tits Zombie	Blue Demon Devil^[3]

Bibliography

• 廃人玉砕

Discography

• Tourism (トリズム) (2004)
• 鳥肌黙示録 (2001)
• 鳥肌実 (2001)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)

Notes and References

1. News: McCurry . Justin . Stand-up parodies Japan's far right at packed venues . 8 September 2021 . the Guardian . 1 October 2004 . en.
2. Web site: Rogers . Mike . Mike Rogers (producer) . Right-Wing Lunatics . . 8 September 2021 . en . 5 July 2005.
3. News: Miska . Brad . Not Work Safe Trailer for ‘Big Tits Zombie’! . 8 September 2021 . Bloody Disgusting! . 19 April 2010.