Successors to the Four Heavenly Kings of Kamigata Rakugo: Essays

Successors of the Kamigata Rakugo Four Heavenly Kings: Essays
Manabu Toda
Iwanami Shoten
First edition with obi
*Cover has damage.

The successors of the Four Heavenly Kings (Shofukutei Shokaku, Katsura Beicho, Katsura Bunshi, and Katsura Harudanji) who pioneered the post-war Kamigata rakugo world: Shijaku, Nikaku, Shuncho, Zakoba, Komai, Nanko, Matsuba, Sencho, Kicho, and Kimaru. How did they inherit the art of their masters while creating their own unique styles? The author unravels this mystery with a sharp critical eye. The surprising commonalities between Shijaku and Nikaku, the artistic lineage of Beicho and Shokaku that breathes in the art of Zakoba and Nanko, the people and art of the early deceased Shuncho, Matsuba, Kicho, and Kimaru, and the true face of Tatsukawa Danshi in Osaka are also revealed for the first time. This is a collection of exquisite essays written with the desire to "record excellent art and make it widely known to the world."

Contents
Chapter 1: Katsura Beicho (Katsura Beicho-san, who is culture itself - In honor of the recipient of the Order of Culture; "Katsura Beicho Solo Performance" and the New Year; Katsura Beicho's 77th birthday celebration: The great world of Beicho-san)
Chapter 2: The King of Laughter: Shijaku and Nikaku (The lineage of the Kamigata King of Laughter - First Katsura Harudanji, Shofukutei Nikaku, Katsura Shijaku; The phantom "Shijaku Rokujuban" and "Shijaku Rakugo Zenshu")
Chapter 3: The Talented People After the Four Heavenly Kings (Katsura Shuncho; Katsura Zakoba; Katsura Komai; Katsura Nanko; Shofukutei Matsuba - Seventh generation Matsukaku; Katsura Sencho; Katsura Kicho; Katsura Kimaru)
Chapter 4: Tatsukawa Danshi (Tatsukawa Danshi - A scenic spot in Osaka)

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