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Shizuya Kawamura (河村 靜也, Kawamura Shizuya), known by his stage name Katsura Bunshi VI (六代 桂 文枝, Rokudai Katsura Bunshi), is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist. His former stage name was Katsura Sanshi (桂 三枝, Katsura Sanshi).
WHO IS SUNSHINE? 1. RAKUGO: ~16th apprentice to the famous Rakugo storytelling master, Katsura Bunshi VI. ~Currently the only Western-born Rakugo Master. ~First in 100 years and only the second in the history of Japan. WHAT IS RAKUGO? ~400-year tradition of Japanese Comic Storytelling.
- Why and when did you first come to Japan? I was researching Greek theater at the time and a scholar had written an article pointing out similarities between ancient Greek tragedy, comedy and Japanese Noh and Kabuki.
- Your first time seeing rakugo? I was living in Yokohama and I went to this tiny yakitori shop literally eight times a week. The owner held a rakugo show there once every two months, and he said, “if you like Japanese culture so much, you should see rakugo.”
- How is performing in New York compared to Tokyo? And would you say that a lot of people that go to your show have an interest in Japan? It was incredible.
- Could you tell me more about the apprenticeship? It sounds like a movie montage. It’s interesting because The Karate Kid is very ‘Hollywood’. That apprenticeship ‘wax-on wax-off’ scene has nothing to do with karate and yet Mr Miyagi goes to hit him after a week and he blocks it.
Name: Bunshi Katsura Vi Japanese: 桂文枝 Born: July 16, 1943 Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture, Japan Height: 173cm Blood Type: O Movies. Flea-picking Samurai | Nomitori Samurai (2018) - Okitsugu Tanuma There's Always Tomorrow | Ashita ga aru sa: The Movie (2002) - private institute teacher Comments
Katsura Bunshi VI (六代 桂 文枝, Rokudai Katsura Bunshi) is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist. Bunshi Katsura VI is his stage name and his real name is Shizuya Kawamura (河村 靜也, Kawamura Shizuya). His former stage name was Katsura Sanshi (桂 三枝, Katsura Sanshi).
Bunshi Katsura Vi is known as an Actor and Writer. Some of his work includes Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Chie the Brat, Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis, Circus Boys, The Racketeer Ishimatsu, The Invisible Swordsman, and Golf Before Dawn.
Katsura Bunshi VI · AniList. 桂文枝, 六代桂文枝, 河村静也, Shizuya Kawamura, 桂三枝, Katsura Sanshi. Birth: Jul 16, 1943. Age: 79. Gender: Male. Hometown: Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Sanshi Katura is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist.
