Name Katsura VI Role Presenter | Spouse Mayumi Takahashi | |
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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).
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- Earlier years
- Youth
- TV presenter
- Punch De Date
- Shinkonsan Irasshai
- Recent Activities
- Sanshi School
- References
His former stage name was Katsura Sanshi (桂 三枝, Katsura Sanshi). Sanshi received this name from his shishô (master) and one of the celebrated postwar Kamigata Rakugo greats, Katsura Bunshi V (五代目 桂 文枝, Godaime Katsura Bunshi, 1930-2005). Sanshi's "san" came from, originally, being Bunshi's third deshi (pupil) and "shi" came from the second half of shishos stage name. Sanshi succeeded his shishos stage name in 2012.
Earlier years
Sanshi was born in Higashi-ward, Sakai, Osaka on 16 July, 1943. His father died when he was an 11-month-old baby, and he lost his mother after Typhoon Jane in 1950. Despite early unfortunate circumstances, his efforts in the entertainment business have brought him success.
Youth
Sanshi entered Kansai University (Faculty of commerce), after graduating from Ichioka Commercial High School in Osaka. He immediately gained fans at University with his storytelling and humor, though he had no professional careers. After university, Sanshi entered the artistic school or Katsura Bunshi V and later signed with agents at Yoshimoto Kogyo.
TV presenter
Sanshi worked as a master of ceremonies on:
Punch De Date
An audience participation matching and marriage TV program produced by Kansai Telecasting Corporation and broadcast from 1973 to 1985 co-starring Kiyoshi Nishikawa.Shinkonsan Irasshai
An audience participation program featuring honeymoon couplesUsing Sanshi's original pitch and tone, the opening phrase 'Irasshai!' (welcome!) was his trademark.
Recent Activities
Sanshi is on the board of the Kamigata Rakugo Kyoukai (Rakugo artists and performers' Guild in Kansai region), and the director of Yoshimoto Kogyo.
In the rakugo world Sanshi is known mostly for his "New rakugo" (In Japanese "創作落語"). He has been a guest professor at Kansai University.
Sanshi School
Sanshi has many deshi apprentices and all of them have been given stage names that have the "san" (number 3, 三), for example, Katsura SANpo, Katsura SANpu, Katsura SANpatsu, and so on.