Katsura Bunshi VI

Shizuya Kawamura (河村 靜也, Kawamura Shizuya), known by his stage name Katsura Bunshi VI (六代 桂 文枝, Rokudai Katsura Bunshi), is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist.

Katsura Bunshi VI
Birth nameKawamura Shizuya
Born (1943-07-16) 16 July 1943
Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
MediumStand up, television
Years active1964–present
GenresRakugo
In this Japanese name, the surname is Katsura and Kawamura.

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 shisho's stage name in 2012.

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