Sanma Akashiya was born on July 1, 1955 in Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan as Takafumi Sugimoto. He is an actor and producer, known for Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder! (1985), Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko (2021) and Tanba Tetsuro no daireikai shindara odoroita!! (1990).