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Shinosuke Tatekawa
Tatekawa Shinosuke, 2015
Birth nameTeruo Takeuchi
Native name立川 志の輔
Born (1954-02-15) February 15, 1954 (age 70)
NationalityJapanese
GenresRakugo
Notable works and rolesTameshite Gatten
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)

Shinosuke Tatekawa (立川 志の輔, Tatekawa Shinosuke, born 15 February 1954, from Shinminato, Toyama (now part of Imizu)) is a rakugo performer. His real name is Teruo Takeuchi (竹内 照雄, Takeuchi Teruo). With his comic group, Rokunin-no-Kai (Group of Six), formed in 2003, he has helped to popularise rakugo among young Japanese people.[1] He is also well known as a TV presenter, and has presented the primetime NHK General show Tameshite Gatten (ためしてガッテン) since it started in 1995.

Tatekawa received the grand prize Sponichi Art & Culture Award in 2008 for "Shinosuke Rakugo in Parco".[2]

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ from Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs website Archived 2009-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Shinosuke Tatekawa receives Sponichi Award


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