Death in Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

Originally published April 2016

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I cannot stress how helpful originalforeignmind is (from reddit) whose expertise on the specific plays really helped me figure out what I believe is the context behind these choices. Huge shoutout!
I should stress that I am not an expert on Rakugo, so if there are any questions, please do not expect anything particularly insightful from me, Brian and I had to essentially learn as much Rakugo as we could for the sake of the show
As always, argumentative, not prescriptive!

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Kimie Oshima's "Rakugo in English," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDswpTwmZ44
Katsura Kaishi's "English Rakugo," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhkYNpwTKIQ
Katsura Shijaku's "Rakugo in English," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHVqtfcKMQE
Tatekawa Danshi's "1980 Comic-Battle," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1rPywuym7w
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu

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