Shinosuke Tatekawa
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, born 15 February 1954, is a rakugo
performer from Shinminato, Toyama
(now part of Imizu). His real name is Teruo Takeuchi (竹内 照雄). 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".
Rakugo
is a Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on the stage, called the . Using only a paper fan and a small cloth as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical story...
performer from Shinminato, Toyama
Shinminato, Toyama
Shinminato was a city located in Toyama, Japan., the city had an estimated population of 37,094 and the density of 1,146.29 persons per km²...
(now part of Imizu). His real name is Teruo Takeuchi (竹内 照雄). 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
NHK General TV
is the main television service of NHK . It shows news, drama, quiz/variety shows, music, sports, anime and specials which directly compete with its commercial counterparts. It is well known for its nightly newscasts, regular documentary specials and popular historical dramas...
show since it started in 1995.
Tatekawa received the grand prize Sponichi Art & Culture Award in 2008 for "Shinosuke Rakugo in Parco".