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Shōten
is a Japanese TV comedy program that has been continuously broadcast on Sunday evenings on Nippon TV since 15 May 1966, making it the second-longest running variety TV show in Japan. Format The show is based on the Ogiri style of '' rakugo'', a form of traditional Japanese storytelling. The ogiri system sees a host put questions to a panel of fellow rakugo storytellers who must produce a funny or witty response. Shoten's format thus sees the host—currently Shunpūtei Shōta—pose questions to six storytellers (known as "ogiri members") seated left to right (as the audience sees them) as follows: San'yūtei Koyūza (sky-blue kimono), San'yūtei Kōraku (pink kimono), Hayashiya Kikuo (yellow kimono), Hayashiya Sanpei II (beige kimono), San'yūtei Enraku VI (purple kimono), Hayashiya Taihei (orange kimono). The rules are simple. In every 15-minute ogiri contest, the host will pose the ogiri members three questions. Each question can be answered an unlimited number of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunpūtei Shōta
is a Japanese rakugo comedian best known for performing on the ''Shōten'' comedy show on Nippon TV. He is known as a master of the Japanese comic art of rakugo, in which a single performer or Storytelling, storyteller appears on Stage (theatre), stage and tells comedic stories to the audience. Career Shōta was born as . In 1978, he entered Tokai University and joined the college rakugo club. His then was . When he was a student, he entered the and won the championship. In 1982, he left the university and became a disciple of . He first used Shōhachi as his stage name. In 1986, he became and assumed his current stage name. In 1989, he was promoted to . Since May 2006, he has appeared on ''Shōten'' as an member. On May 22, 2016, it was announced that he would become the sixth host in the show's 50-year history. Kōzamei * * Filmography Film * ''Cape Nostalgia'' (2014) * ''The Crimes That Bind (2018 film), The Crimes That Bind'' (2018) * ''Whistleblower'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San'yūtei Enraku VI
was a Japanese rakugo comedian known for performing on the ''Shōten'' comedy show on Nippon TV. Born , he used Enraku as his stage name. He was known as a master of the Japanese comic art of rakugo, in which a single performer or storyteller appears on stage and tells comedic stories to the audience. While a student at Aoyama Gakuin University, he began studying rakugo under San'yūtei Enraku V. His first stage name was , until he inherited his teacher's name in March 2010. Enraku was a producer of the Hakata Tenjin Rakugo Matsuri, a rakugo festival held in Fukuoka city from 2007. On January 25, 2022, Enraku's agency announced that he suffered from a cerebral infarction, further complicated by his ongoing treatment for lung cancer Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma (since about 98–99% of all lung cancers are carcinomas), is a malignant lung tumor characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Lung carcinomas derive from transformed, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katsura Utamaru
was a Japanese rakugo comedian best known for hosting the '' Shōten'' comedy show on Nippon TV. He is known as a master of the Japanese comic art of rakugo, in which a single performer or storyteller appears on stage and tells comedic stories to the audience. Career Born in Yokohama, Utamaru's real name was Iwao Shiina. He became an apprentice of the rakugoka Kokontei Imasuke V in 1951 at the age of 15, assuming the name Kokontei Imaji. He left rakugo for a while, then became the apprentice of Katsura Yonemaru, assuming the new name Katsura Yonebo. He changed his name to Katsura Utamaru in 1964 and rose to the shin'uchi rank in 1968. He was one of the first members of '' Shōten'' when it started in 1966. He became its host in 2006, but retired in 2016 for health reasons. He became the head of the Rakugo Geijutsu Kyokai in 2004, and received many honors, including the Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zabuton
A zabuton ( ja, 座布団, lit=sitting futon, links=no, ) is a cushion for sitting that is commonly used in traditional Japanese settings. Zabuton is a Japanese loanword that is also sometimes used in Western culture to describe the ''zaniku'', a flat mat that a '' zafu'' is placed on. The zabuton is generally used while sitting in a '' seiza'' or ''agura'' position and may also be used when sitting on a chair. Zabuton are used during meditation such as ''zazen''. In a more casual setting, the zabuton can be used in conjunction with a '' zaisu'', a type of Japanese legless chair, with or without an accompanying , a Japanese-style armrest. Ordinarily, any place in Japan where seating is on the floor will be provided with zabuton for sitting comfort. The length and width of a typical zabuton is approximately to and usually an inch or two thick, but can vary in thickness. They are sometimes made with threaded embroidery and tassels on the four corners and at the center of the zabut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatekawa Danshi
was a popular Japanese Rakugo entertainer from Koishikawa, Tokyo. Born ''Katsuyoshi Matsuoka (松岡 克由)'', he was a disciple of . Katsuyoshi would adopt the name of the famed Meiji era rakugoka ''Danshi Tatekawa'' ( ja) in 1963 upon his recognition in rakugo as "shin'uchi", or a rakugo master ( ja). Tatekawa was the presenter of the long running NTV variety show Shōten when it first aired in 1966, and host of the popular radio program "Danshi Tatekawa Kayo Battle" (談志・円鏡 歌謡合戦) with Tachiban Iezo from 1969 through 1973. He would go on to host many other radio and television programs during his long career, and write more than a dozen books on Rakugo theory. In 1971, Tatekawa ran for one of the 50 at-large upper house seats in the Japanese Diet, coming in at 50th place and serving for one term. In typical rakugoka fashion, his response to coming in last was "the best is always the last to go up". Failing to win a second term, Tatekawa returned to ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San'yūtei Enraku V
was a Japanese rakugo comedian best known for hosting the '' Shōten'' comedy show on Nippon TV. His comedic career spanned several decades. He was born and at the time used Enraku as his stage name. He was known using the Japanese comedic style of rakugo, in which a single performer or storyteller appears on stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * St ... and tells comedic stories to the audience. Enraku's last public rakugo performance took place at the National Engei Hall in Tokyo in February 2007. Sanyutei Enraku died of lung cancer on October 29, 2009, at the age of 76. References 1932 births 2009 deaths Deaths from lung cancer Rakugoka 20th-century comedians {{Japan-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayashiya Sanpei II
is a Japanese ''rakugo'' comedian and ''tarento''. His ''debayashi'' is "Matsuri-bayashi". He is sometimes called . He was known as . Hayashiya was the star performer of Rakugo Kyodai. He was once represented with Horipro. Hayashiya is now represented with Negishi Sanpeido. He is not only good in English, he can also speak Chinese. From May 2016 Hayashiya became a member of "Ōgiri" of ''Shōten is a Japanese TV comedy program that has been continuously broadcast on Sunday evenings on Nippon TV since 15 May 1966, making it the second-longest running variety TV show in Japan. Format The show is based on the Ogiri style of '' rakugo'' ...''. He is left-handed. Filmography TV series Advertisements Radio series Radio drama Films References External links * Negishi Sanpeido official websiteRakugo Kyokai profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayashiya, Sanpei 2ed Rakugoka Japanese television presenters 1970 births Living people People from Taitō Comedians from Tokyo C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon Television
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony. Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX". It is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nippon TV
JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned-and-operated by the which is a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company , itself a listed subsidiary of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind Sony. Nippon Television Holdings forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside Kansai region flagship Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, which owns a 6.4% share in the company. Nippon TV's studios are located in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and its transmitters are located in the Tokyo Skytree. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is sometimes contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX". It is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Press International
United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th century. At its peak, it had more than 6,000 media subscribers. Since the first of several sales and staff cutbacks in 1982, and the 1999 sale of its broadcast client list to its main U.S. rival, the Associated Press, UPI has concentrated on smaller information-market niches. History Formally named United Press Associations for incorporation and legal purposes, but publicly known and identified as United Press or UP, the news agency was created by the 1907 uniting of three smaller news syndicates by the Midwest newspaper publisher E. W. Scripps. It was headed by Hugh Baillie (1890–1966) from 1935 to 1955. At the time of his retirement, UP had 2,900 clients in the United States, and 1,500 abroad. In 1958, it became United Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Comedy Television Series
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Nippon TV Original Programming
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans an archipelago of 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Tokyo is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the most densely populated and urbanized. About three-fourths of the country's terrain is mountainous, concentrating its population of 123.2 million on narrow coastal plains. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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