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Shijaku Katsura II : ウィキペディア英語版 | Shijaku Katsura II
was a Japanese rakugo performer of the late 20th century, who often performed in English. He was born in Kobe, the son of a brick-maker.〔(Katsura Shijaku "Der Schreiber" )〕 In 1960 he entered the tutelage of the rakugo performer , and upon completion of his study, was given the stage name .〔(Katsura Shijaku "Der Schreiber" )〕 He changed his stage name to Shijaku Katsura (Shijaku Katsura II)〔The first Shijaku Katsura lived 1862-1928.〕 in 1974. Katsura's more well-known rakugo stories include , , , and .〔"Katsura Shijaku" on the Japanese Wikipedia〕 Katsura studied English in the early 1980s, and gave his first English-language rakugo performance in 1983.〔Perkins, p. 329.〕 For the rest of his career, he often performed rakugo in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere, making an otherwise inaccessible form of comedy accessible for non-Japanese speakers. Katsura's students include equally famous rakugo performers such as Jakujaku Katsura.〔"Katsura Shijaku" on the Japanese Wikipedia〕 He also assisted in launching the career of Bill Crowley, the non-Japanese professional rakugo performer.〔(Features - Bill Crowley: Rakugo Diplomat )〕 Katsura died of heart failure on April 19, 1999, after a failed suicide attempt at his home in Suita, Osaka.〔(Comic Storyteller Katsura Dies - AP Online - HighBeam Research )〕 He was discovered by his wife Eyo and his brother, the magician Takeshi Maeda. ==Notes==
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