Shunpūtei Shōta
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| Birth name | Yūji Tanoshita |
| Native name | 春風亭 昇太 |
| Born | December 9, 1959 Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tokai University |
| Genres | Rakugo |
| Notable works and roles | Shōten |
Shunpūtei Shōta (春風亭 昇太, born December 9, 1959)[1] 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 storyteller appears on stage and tells comedic stories to the audience.
Career
[edit]Shōta was born as Yūji Tanoshita (田ノ下 雄二, Tanoshita Yūji). In 1978, he entered Tokai University and joined the college rakugo club. His kōzamei (高座名, the stage name of rakugo) then was Tōkaitei Kirido (頭下位亭 切奴). When he was a student, he entered the Daigaku Taikō Rakugo Senshuken (大学対抗落語選手権, a championship tournament of Rakugo for college and university students) and won the championship.
In 1982, he left the university and became a disciple of Shunpūtei Ryūshō V (5代目春風亭 柳昇).[1] He first used Shōhachi as his stage name.[1] In 1986, he became futatsume (二ツ目, the middle rank of rakugo) and assumed his current stage name. In 1989, he was promoted to shinuchi (真打, shin'uchi, the senior rank of rakugo).
Since May 2006, he has appeared on Shōten as an ogiri (大喜利, ōgiri) member. On May 22, 2016, it was announced that he would become the sixth host in the show's 50-year history.[2]
Kōzamei
[edit]- Shunpūtei Shōhachi (春風亭 昇八, 1982-1986)
- Shunpūtei Shōta (春風亭 昇太, 1986-)
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Cape Nostalgia (2014)
- The Crimes That Bind (2018)
- Whistleblower (2019), Takami Iiyama
- The Setting Sun (2022)[3]
Television
[edit]- Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017), Imagawa Yoshimoto
- DCU (2022), Mamoru Hayakawa[4]
- Why Didn't I Tell You a Million Times? (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c 落語芸術協会「協会員紹介・春風亭昇太」
- ^ "春風亭昇太、「笑点」6代目の司会者に 桂歌丸が番組で発表". ハフィントンポスト. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "鳩のごとく 蛇のごとく 斜陽". eiga.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "ＴＢＳ×海外プロダクション共同制作ドラマ 主演・阿部寛演じる新名を取り巻く 強力なキャスト陣が決定！！ 山崎育三郎、趣里、高橋光臣、春風亭昇太、市川実日子 という演技派・個性派の名優たちが集結！ 新ジャンル"水中ミステリー"に深みを与える！！". tbs.co.jp. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
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