Sanyū school
San'yūtei Enshō
三遊亭圓生・さんゆうていえんしょう
Shōwa-era masterDeceased
Profile
The sixth of his name: a perfectionist whose enormous repertoire and formal poise earned him the nickname the encyclopedia of rakugo. From tender human dramas to theatrical set pieces, his finely observed characters are still treated as the textbook.
Signature stories
Bunshichi Mottoi (Bunshichi's Topknot Cord)Rakuda (The Camel)Hyakunenme (After a Hundred Years)
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