With his iconic square face and black-rimmed glasses, he was the absolute savior who exploded onto late-night radio, single-handedly rescuing the fading Kamigata Rakugo world with his modern wit and non-stop nonsense gags—all while sending Showa-era Japan into fits of laughter with his legendary catchphrases like “How about that!” and “Wait for three minutes!” in that famous curry commercial; then, for over thirty years on NHK, he played the beloved counselor, warmly declaring, “Square Nikaku will smooth things out roundly😊!” to settle tricky legal troubles, which actually made folks temporarily forget just how terrifyingly brilliant he was at traditional, classical storytelling because he was simply too friendly on TV; but the moment he stepped onto the comic stage, he instantly transformed into the ultimate King of Laughter, rocking the house and shining like the immortal sun over the entire Kansai comedy scene through the Showa and Heisei eras!

Look into this Klein bottle.
What do you see?
Beyond matter, beyond data,
where the inside swallows the outside—
what remains to be seen?

Look into this Schrödinger’s box.
What do you see?
Beyond those scattered, drifting apart with different words,
and those silent, bleeding into one—
what remains to be seen?