Shunpūtei Shōta

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.

Shunpūtei Shōta
Birth nameYūji Tanoshita
Native name春風亭 昇太
Born (1959-12-09) December 9, 1959
NationalityJapanese
EducationTokai University
GenresRakugo
Notable works and rolesShōten
In this Japanese name, the surname is Shunpūtei.

Career

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
  • Tokaitei Kirido (頭下位亭 切奴, 1978-1982)
  • Shunpūtei Shōhachi (春風亭 昇八, 1982-1986)
  • Shunpūtei Shōta (春風亭 昇太, 1986-)

Filmography

Film

Television

References
  1. 落語芸術協会「協会員紹介・春風亭昇太」
  2. "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.


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