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{{nihongo|”’Katsura Shijaku II”’|2代目 桂 枝雀|Nidaime Katsura Shijaku|August 13, 1939 – April 19, 1999}} was a Japanese [[rakugo]] performer of the late 20th century, who often performed in [[English language|English]]. He was born {{nihongo|”’Tōru Maeda”’|前田 達|Maeda Tōru}} in [[Kobe, Hyōgo|Kobe]], the son of a brick-maker.<ref>[http://homepage3.nifty.com/rakugo/kamigata/der_schreiber_d.htm Katsura Shijaku “Der Schreiber”<!– Bot generated title –>]</ref> In 1960 he entered the tutelage of the [[rakugo]] performer {{nihongo|[[Katsura Beichō III]]|桂米朝}}, and upon completion of his study, was given the [[stage name]] ”'{{nihongo|Katsura Koyone X|桂小米}}”’.<ref>[http://homepage3.nifty.com/rakugo/kamigata/der_schreiber_d.htm Katsura Shijaku “Der Schreiber”<!– Bot generated title –>]</ref> He changed his stage name to Shijaku Katsura (Shijaku Katsura II)<ref>The first Shijaku Katsura lived 1862-1928.</ref> in 1974. |
{{nihongo|”’Katsura Shijaku II”’|2代目 桂 枝雀|Nidaime Katsura Shijaku|August 13, 1939 – April 19, 1999}} was a Japanese [[rakugo]] performer of the late 20th century, who often performed in [[English language|English]]. He was born {{nihongo|”’Tōru Maeda”’|前田 達|Maeda Tōru}} in [[Kobe, Hyōgo|Kobe]], the son of a brick-maker.<ref>[http://homepage3.nifty.com/rakugo/kamigata/der_schreiber_d.htm Katsura Shijaku “Der Schreiber”<!– Bot generated title –>]</ref> In 1960 he entered the tutelage of the [[rakugo]] performer {{nihongo|[[Katsura Beichō III]]|桂米朝}}, and upon completion of his study, was given the [[stage name]] ”'{{nihongo|Katsura Koyone X|桂小米}}”’.<ref>[http://homepage3.nifty.com/rakugo/kamigata/der_schreiber_d.htm Katsura Shijaku “Der Schreiber”<!– Bot generated title –>]</ref> He changed his stage name to Shijaku Katsura (Shijaku Katsura II)<ref>The first Shijaku Katsura lived 1862-1928.</ref> in 1974. |
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Katsura studied English in the early 1980s, and gave his first English-language rakugo performance in 1983.<ref>Perkins, p. 329.</ref> 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 studied English in the early 1980s, and gave his first English-language rakugo performance in 1983.<ref>Perkins, p. 329.</ref> 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. |
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Japanese comedian (1939–1999)
Katsura Shijaku II (2代目 桂 枝雀, Nidaime Katsura Shijaku; August 13, 1939 – April 19, 1999) was a Japanese rakugo performer of the late 20th century, who often performed in English. He was born Tōru Maeda (前田 達, Maeda Tōru) in Kobe, the son of a brick-maker.[1] In 1960, he entered the tutelage of the rakugo performer Katsura Beichō III (桂米朝), and upon completion of his study, was given the stage name Katsura Koyone X (桂小米).[2] He changed his stage name to Shijaku Katsura (Shijaku Katsura II)[3] in 1974.
Katsura studied English in the early 1980s, and gave his first English-language rakugo performance in 1983.[4] 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.
He also assisted in launching the career of Bill Crowley, the non-Japanese professional rakugo performer.[5]
Katsura died of heart failure on April 19, 1999, after a suicide attempt at his home in Suita, Osaka.[6] He was discovered by his wife Eyo and his brother, the magician Takeshi Maeda.
Works in Japanese
- Katsura, Shijaku (1996). Katsura Shijaku no rakugo-annai. Tokyo: Chikuma-shobo.
- Ueda, Fumiyo (2003). Warawasete warawasete Katsura Shijaku. Tokyo: Tankōsha.
