Given name: 文枝
Family name: 桂Birthday: Jul 16, 1943 Website: Member Favorites: 0 More: Katsura Bunshi VI (六代 桂 文枝, Rokudai Katsura Bunshi) is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist. Bunshi Katsura VI is his stage name and his real name is Shizuya Kawamura (河村 靜也, Kawamura Shizuya).
His former stage name was Katsura Sanshi (桂 三枝, Katsura Sanshi). Sanshi received this name from his shishou (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 shishos stage name in 2012. (Source: Wikipedia) |