Kamigata rakugo
Katsura Shijaku
桂枝雀・かつらしじゃく
Shōwa–Heisei (Kamigata)Deceased
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The second Shijaku, a Kamigata genius who tried to work out the physics of laughter — his theory held that a laugh is tension released. Wildly physical on stage and meticulously calculated underneath, he could put an entire hall into helpless laughter.
Signature stories
Manju Kowai (Scared of Sweet Buns)Aona (Greens)
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