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rakugo is a form of ''yose'', which is itself a form of Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on a raised platform, a . Using only a and a as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long ...

performer. His real name is . With his comic group, Rokunin-no-Kai (Group of Six), formed in 2003, he has helped to popularise rakugo among young Japanese people. He is also well known as a TV presenter, and has presented the primetime NHK General show since it started in 1995. Tatekawa received the grand prize Sponichi Art & Culture Award in 2008 for "Shinosuke Rakugo in Parco".

Filmography

Television

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'' (1976), mechanic (episode 196) *''Tameshite Gatten'' (1995–2022), host

Film

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'' (2007),

Bakezōri A is a fictitious being from Japanese folklore belonging to the group of Yōkai. Description The Bakezōri is described as a wandering sandal with two arms and two legs, but only one eye. He is said to spook inhabited households during the nig ...

(voice) *''

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'' (2013), Inbe no Akita (voice) *'' A Living Promise'' (2016), Yōsuke Kondō *''The Island of Cats'' (2019), Daikichi *'' Poupelle of Chimney Town'' (2020) (voice) *''Angry Rice Wives'' (2021) *''Dreaming of the Meridian Arc'' (2022)

Honours

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(2015)

Notes

1954 births Living people Rakugoka Recipients of the Medal with Purple Ribbon {{Japan-bio-stub