History Main / Fundoshi

* In [[VideoGame/TengaiMakyou Tengai Makyou IV: The Apocalypse]], Zengo presents himself in a red fundoshi before he joins your party.

* ''Videogame/{{Yakuza}}'':
** As one of the DLC costumes in ''Yakuza 5'', Kazuma wears a fundoshi!
** In "Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan", one of the sidequests requires Kiryu to reveal his musculature physique with only his fundoshi-clad attire in front of the NPC.
** In "Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin", Ryoma Sakamoto is often involved in situations where he is in nothing but his loincloth. This ranges from his clothes being stolen from the bathhouse to getting laid at the brothel.

* The hidden ending of [[{{Contra}} Neo Contra]] involves an over-the-top action sequence with Jaguar. [[spoiler: It ends with Jaguar "swimming" into the cosmos with his red fundoshi while Bill Rizer is holding the frontal flap of Jaguar's fundoshi.]]

* ''Franchise/TheGreenHornet: Year One''. When conducting research for Kato's origin, writer MattWagner was surprised to discover that Japanese underwear of the period essentially consisted of - as he put it - 'banana hammocks'. A scene involving Japanese soldiers in fundoshi ended up in the comic.

A SubTrope of {{Loincloth}}. Compare BarelyThereSwimwear, SweaterGirl, SexySoakedShirt. Not to be confused with [[YaoiFangirl fujoshi]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Shadow Hearts}}'': Kurando can equip one as one of his accessories, you can see him wearing a fundoshi when he transforms into Shuten-Douji.

* Taking inspiration from Yukio Mishima, Gotou in ''{{Shin Megami Tensei I}}'' wears a fundoshi in battle.
** Speaking of ''Franchise/{{Shin Megami Tensei}}'', several demons such as pre-Soul Hackers Loki and Soul Hacker design Take-Mikazuchi wear a fundoshi.

* Whenever Aine makes an appearance in a Psikyo game, seeing him in a fundoshi is not uncommon...
** One of the endings in Sengoku Ace, involves [[spoiler: Aine and Tengai exhibit their muscular bodies with only their fundoshi to cover their loins. Surprisingly, Tengai was okay with it!]]
** In ''{{Strikers 1945}}'', if you use Shinden as your ship and your performance is outstanding, you'll see Aine in his loincloth in its full glory.
** In Gunbird 2, as he turns [[{{PetalPower}} bullets into flowers]], Aine twirls around with only his fundoshi around his waist.

* The manga version of ''{{Manga/Shigurui}}'' often depicts artwork of Fujiki and Irako in a fundoshi

** Shigure always wears a fundoshi.

* Pesche from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''

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* In the western movie ''Film/RedSun'', [[Creator/CharlesBronson Link Stewart]] took [[Creator/ToshiroMifune Kuroda's]] clothes while he is bathing. During a heated conversation between the two, Kuroda is standing on cold ground with only his fundoshi wrapped around him.

* Many of Creator/AkiraKurosawa's movies, being set in medieval Japan, feature men wearing this (and often not much else).
* In ''Film/GungHo'', the Japanese plant managers are shown swimming in a river wearing fundoshi. In a version bowdlerized for cable TV, these were digitally retouched to look more like conventional swimsuits when seen from behind.

* Heihachi's 1P costume from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} 4''. Enough said....

** As one of the swimsuit pieces in {{Tekken Tag Tournament 2}}, most of the men can wear a fundoshi regardless of nationality.
* In [[{{VideoGame/TengaiMakyou}} Tengai Makyou IV: The Apocalypse]], Zengo presents himself in a red fundoshi before he joins your party.

* ''VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai'' Since it takes place in the pre-modern Japan, it is not uncommon to see the male {{NPC}}s wearing a fundoshi.

* The characters in VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX can wear a fundoshi as one of the costume pieces. However, the US/EU version edited the fundoshi to look like white shorts.
* As one of the DLC costumes in Videogame/{{Yakuza}} 5, Kazuma wears a fundoshi!
** In Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan, one of the sidequests requires Kiryu to reveal his musculature physique with only his fundoshi-clad attire in front of the NPC.
** In Ryu Ga Gotoku Ishin, Ryoma Sakamoto is often involved in situations where he is in nothing but his loincloth. This ranges from his clothes being stolen from the bathhouse to getting laid at the brothel.

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* Played for squicky laughs in a OnePiece filler set in Medieval Japan, where Nami is hit by a strange piece of cloth... revealed to be [[HollywoodCyborg Franky's]] Fundoshi. Her reaction is priceless.

* In the western movie ''Film/RedSun'', [[Creator/CharlesBronson Link Stewart]] took [[ToshiroMifune Kuroda's]] clothes while he is bathing. During a heated conversation between the two, Kuroda is standing on cold ground with only his fundoshi wrapped around him.

* ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'': [[BloodKnight Kumojacky]] wears one during the BeachEpisode. [[http://img291.imageshack.us/i/ohgodwhatl.jpg/ A reeeaaaaaaaally long one.]]

* In the ''Manga/{{Gokusen}}'' manga, [[ShipperOnDeck Ooshima]] more or less forces Shin to participate in a festival where the men traditionally wear fundoshi, because it's major FetishFuel for [[YakuzaPrincess Kumiko]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}: Issue #301: In amidst of chaos, Sabertooth mentions that the yakuza thugs are riding on [[CoolBike crotch-rockets]] armed with chainsaws. What's strange is that the only piece of clothing that the yakuzas are wearing is a fundoshi.

** Renji is wearing one with a [[FieryRedHead flame]] [[{{Badass}} pattern]] when he kicks Hanataro in the manga version of the ''Soul Society arc''.

* ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'': One of compulsive nudist Isshiki's standard outfits, the others being the NakedApron, the BarelyThereSwimwear and the [[SharpDressedMan Nice Suit]].

[[quoteright:300:[[Creator/CaptainGerBear http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_fundoshi_cgb_4005.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:300:A fundoshi in practical application.]]

A SubTrope of {{Loincloth}}. Compare BarelyThereSwimwear, SweaterGirl, SexySoakedShirt.

* Also a pride point for many Yakuza, who loudly proclaim their traditionalist ways. Anytime they pose for their elaborate back tattoos ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irezumi irezumi]]), there is about a 99% chance that they will do it in {{fundoshi}}.

* In ''Anime/KamigamiNoAsobi'', Takeru Totsuka (a.k.a. the sea god Susanoo) wears one in the swimsuit episode (episode 3).

* ''Manga/AsuNoYoichi'': Yoichi in [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/asu_no_yoichi/v03/c009/12.html his]] show's requisite BeachEpisode.

* Originally, Largo from VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles was supposed to wear a fundoshi as his swimsuit costume. Unfortunately, it did not made it in the game. However, the [[http://imgur.com/g14nxgw concept art]] shows him wearing a fundoshi.