Hitoshi Matsumoto (born September 8, 1963), or Matchan as he is commonly known, is a Japanese comedian best known as the boke half the popular owarai duo Downtown alongside Masatoshi Hamada. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, he usually speaks in the Kansai dialect. He directed, produced, and starred in the 2007 movie Big Man Japan, which was shown at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight section.

Filmography

• LOL Talent Show: Mexico — Original Series Creator
• 落ちれ！
• 7:3トーク
• LOL: Last One Laughing - Denmark - Halloween Special — Original Series Creator
• LOL: Last One Laughing UK — Original Series Creator
• Last One Laughing: Sweden - Halloween Special — Original Series Creator
• Money is Time
• ZONE05
• あの日。松本人志 裏側完全ドキュメント
• みんなのオトナな話
• ダウプラボイス
• ノスタル10分
• 大喜利GRAND PRIX
• 松本人志が生で語る「LIVE＋」
• 松本人志と◯◯したい！
• 松本教授の笑いの証明
• 漫才インターナショナル
• 芯くったら負け！実のない話トーナメント
• Dareka to Nakai
• LOL: Last One Laughing Denmark — Original Series Creator
• LOL: Last One Laughing Poland — Original Series Creator
• THE SECOND
• LOL: Last One Laughing Sweden — Original Series Creator
• ダウンタウンのヤバイ昭和の世界
• ワレワレハワラワレタイ
• Crazy Journey
• King of Conte no Kai
• Talks for Sake Nibbles
• お笑いの日
• 審査員長・松本人志
• HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents FREEZE — Creator
• LOL: Last One Laughing — Other
• 2018Violence Voyager — Narrator
• HITOSHI MATSUMOTO Presents Documental — Creator
• Downtown Now
• Matsumoto ke no Kyuujitsu — Mom
• Touzai Neta Gassen
• 2013R100 — Police Officer, Director, Screenplay
• 2013The Last Chance: Diary of Comedians — Producer
• Wide na Show
• 2011Japanese Salaryman NEO — Producer
• 2011Scabbard Samurai — Director, Writer
• 2010Permanent Nobara — Producer
• IPPON GRAND PRIX — conference chairman
• 2009Symbol — The Man, Director, Writer
• 爆笑 大日本アカン警察
• King of Conte
• 2007Big Man Japan — Masaru Daisatô / Dai-Nihonjin, Director
• Lincoln
• Hitoshi Matsumoto No Suberanai Hanashi — Creator
• Gaki no Tsukai No Laughing Batsu Game
• 笑ってはいけないシリーズ
• M-1 Grand Prix
• 2001Sasuke — Sasuke, Writer, Director
• 2001There's Always Tomorrow - The Movie
• There's Always Tomorrow, We Have Tomorrow
• Legendary Teacher — Jiro Nanba（南波 次郎）
• 松本紳助 松紳
• Downtown no Gottsu Ee Kanji — Creator
• Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! — Matsumoto
• Detective! Knight Scoop — 局長, Chief detective

Appearances as themselves (4)

• Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat — Self
• Wednesday Downtown — Self - Panel Member
• 2010Professional - Matsumoto Hitoshi — Himself
• Downtown DX — Self - Emcee