In this Japanese name, the surname is Hayashiya and Ebina.

Hayashiya Sanpei I (初代 林家 三平, Shodai Hayashiya Sanpei, born Eizaburō Ebina (海老名 栄三郎, Ebina Eizaburō), later Yasuichirō Ebina (海老名 泰一郎, Ebina Yasuichirō), 30 November 1925, Taitō, Tokyo - 20 September 1980) was a Japanese Rakugo comedian. His trademark line was "Sō nansu, okusan!" (That's the way it is, madam!). Hayashiya Shōzō IX and Hayashiya Sanpei II are his sons and Yasuha is his daughter.

The Pokémon Wobbuffet is an homage to Sanpei.[1]

References

  1. ^ Rowney, Jo-Anne (27 February 2016). "20 things you didn't know about Pokémon as it turns 20". mirror.co.uk. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 6 January 2020.