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Miyagawa Daisuke & Hanako

みやがわ だいすけ・はなこ

Miyagawa Daisuke & Hanako

Aliases: 大花
Pen Names: Daihana（Duo's abbreviated nickname）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Born
Daisuke: Sakaiminato (former Yoko Village, Takeuchi), Tottori Prefecture, Japan / Hanako: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Reside in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, Japan (both)

Career

Occupations
Manzai comedians, Comedy duo
Active Years
1979-
Affiliations
Yoshimoto Kogyo
Influenced By
4th Miyagawa Sakon (mentor), Chanbara Trio (mentor group)
Influenced
Miyagawa Tamako (disciple), Miyagawa Hayato (disciple), Subsequent generations of husband-and-wife manzai acts

Education

Tottori Prefectural Yonago Technical High School
Radio Communications (now Information Electronics)
Country: Japan
After graduation he worked at Mitsubishi Electric, trained at Shochiku Geino school and then apprenticed under the 4th Miyagawa Sakon (Daisuke).
High school (graduate)
Country: Japan
After high school she served in the Osaka Prefectural Police (Hanako).

Awards

NHK Kamigata Manzai Contest (10th) - Excellence/Effort Award
1979
Organization: NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation)
Result: 受賞
Imamiya Kodomo Ebisu Manzai Newcomer Contest (2nd) - Encouragement Prize
1981
Organization: Imamiya Ebisu (organizers)
Result: 受賞
ABC Manzai & Rakugo Newcomer Contest (3rd) - Best Newcomer (Manzai)
1982
Organization: ABC (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation)
Result: 受賞
Kamigata Comedy Awards (12th) - Silver Prize
1983
Organization: Kamigata Comedy Awards
Result: 受賞
Nippon Broadcasting Comedy Arts Awards (15th) - Excellence Award
1986
Organization: Nippon Broadcasting / Radio Japan
Result: 受賞
Kamigata Manzai Grand Prize (22nd) - Grand Prize
1987
Organization: Kamigata Manzai Grand Prize Committee
Result: 受賞
Sakuya Konohana Prize - Popular Performing Arts Division (5th)
1987
Category: 大衆芸能部門
Organization: Sakuya Konohana Prize (Osaka)
Result: 受賞
Kamigata Comedy Awards (16th) - Gold Prize
1987
Organization: Kamigata Comedy Awards
Result: 受賞
Kamigata Comedy Awards (18th) - Judges' Special Prize
1989
Organization: Kamigata Comedy Awards
Result: 受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award) - Popular Performing Arts
2011
Category: 大衆芸能部門
Organization: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
Result: 受賞
Purple Ribbon Medal (Recipient: Miyagawa Daisuke)
2017
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Purple Ribbon Medal (Recipient: Miyagawa Hanako)
2017
Organization: Government of Japan
Result: 受章
Best Father Award in Kansai (Entertainment Category)
2025
Category: 芸能部門
Organization: Best Father Award in Kansai (organizers)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Ai wo Mitsuketa: Daisuke & Hanako's Oyaya Diary

Memoir / Essay

A memoir recounting Hanako's illness and the couple's recovery, describing their struggles, family bonds and life as entertainers.

familyillness and recoverymarital loveresilience
Adaptations
  • [TV drama] Ai wo Mitsuketa (NHK Drama Shin-Ginga)

Miyagawa Daisuke & Hanako's Hatehatena?

2012 TV program

A locally focused talk/variety program broadcast by San-in Broadcasting, covering the couple's life and regional topics.

regional focushusband-and-wife talkeveryday-life topics

Bibliography

  • Ai wo Mitsuketa: Daisuke & Hanako's Oyaya Diary
  • (Numerous television and stage appearances)

Adaptations

  • Ai wo Mitsuketa (NHK Drama Shin-Ginga adaptation)
  • Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Torajiro Kurenai no Hana (film appearance)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
rapid conversational manzaihusband-and-wife manzai (dominant wife / boasting-about-husband skits)
Recurring Motifs
marital quarreleveryday lifecaregiving and agingboasting-about-husband (wife's affectionate praise)

Health

  • Multiple myeloma
    2019年（公表） - 現在
    Long-term treatment and limited public activity; requires caregiving and has affected personal life and performances.
  • Stomach cancer (1988)
    1988年頃 - 復帰まで（数年）
    Repeated hospitalizations led to a temporary suspension of activities; the experience became material for a book and drama adaptation.
  • Cerebral hemorrhage (mild, 2007)
    2007年2月 - 2007年5月（加療・休業）
    Hospitalized and took a break from performances; after recovery resumed activities with reduced frequency and more health-conscious scheduling.

Legacy

Since forming in the late 1970s, they have been a leading husband-and-wife manzai duo based in Kansai. Their style and catchphrases are widely known; they have been officially recognized (including by the Agency for Cultural Affairs) and praised for disaster relief and public-service activities.

Archives

  • NHK Archives (recordings and appearance records)
  • Yoshimoto Kogyo official profile / archive

In Popular Culture

  • Catchphrases such as "Don't take love and money for granted" are widely recognized in popular culture
  • Frequently presented as a representative example of husband-and-wife manzai on TV and stage

Quotes

  • Don't take love and money for granted
    Source: Manzai catchphrase / stage line
  • I'm a caregiving husband!
    Source: Comment in interviews/award ceremonies (2025)

Trivia

  • Commonly abbreviated as "Daihana".
  • Daisuke is credited as the duo's primary material writer; they are pioneers of husband-and-wife manzai.
  • They have continued frequent disaster-relief visits and performances since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
  • Both Daisuke and Hanako were awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal in 2017.