Hidehiko Ishizuka Expresses Desire to Reunite with Partner for Comedy Sketches While Focusing on Food Reporting
Instagram full of "shocking cosplay photos" is a hot topic
Praised as “fierce” and “monster-like.”
Are you familiar with the “insanity of Instagram”? Hidehiko Ishizuka (62) from Honjamaka has been cosplaying as everything from Anpanman, Bulldog Sauce, the Glico sign, B’z, to bouldering—all using his own face as the base for the cosplay. Moreover, he uploads a new creation every day.
Comedians like Cookie (48) from Yasei Bakudan and Kazunobu Kubota (44) from Torio Salmon have praised it as “fierce” and “monster-like.” Ishizuka laughs as he reveals how this Instagram craze started:
“My manager suggested, ‘In this day and age, you absolutely need to be on Instagram,’ so I started it. At first, my manager would take photos of me at work and post them, but they weren’t funny at all (laughs). So, I decided to try it myself. I wanted to show my personality, and one day, when I put the lid of a seasoning bottle from the kitchen on my nose, I looked just like Doraemon.
After that, I wrapped a light blue towel around my head to make it more complete, and it started getting fun. I thought, if it’s something I enjoy, I can keep doing it, so I began cosplaying. At first, I just used things I had on hand, but it started to feel a bit lacking. These days, I get paints from a makeup supply store in Shimokitazawa. At first, the shopkeeper thought I was preparing for some stage play (laughs).”
So far, he has posted over 1,000 cosplay creations. When asked about the most memorable ones, he pondered for a moment before saying:
“I thought I might be a genius when I did the cosplay of ohagi and mame daifuku. I used cardboard to recreate the interior of a room where ohagi was placed, and I even painted the tatami mat patterns with incredible detail. When I recreated the sign for ‘Kinuta Dental Clinic,’ which had become a hot topic for its abundance in Tokyo, I received a message from Director Yasukazu Kinuta, and he invited me to his radio show. Right now, I just can’t get enough of doing cosplay.”
