They made Davao laugh two years ago and they came back to do it again. It was another serving of Japanese comedy—in English—that delighted the audience again. Three Japanese Rakugo masters from the first episode made it back to the city: Katsura Kaishi, Katsura Asakichi and Katsura Fukuryu. Joining them were Hayashiya Emimaru, who relates his humorous stories using a traditional mask and Yose fans, and Akatsuki Anko, a traditional foot juggler.
Katsura Kaishi, Rakugo master
Katsura Asakichi, Rakugo master
Katsura Fukuryu, Rakugo master
"Dance of a 60-year old woman" by Hayashiya Emimaru
Akatsuki Anko, traditional foot juggler
What is Rakugo? It’s the Japanese art of storytelling. It has been entertaining the Japanese for more than 400 years and is still very popular to this day. Imagination is the key to truly have fun in Rakugo shows.
Hayashiya Emimaru in his "Dance of many pines"
Traditional masks and Yose fans are used in Hayashiya Emimaru’s performances
It’s a one-man show. The storyteller sits on small cushion on an elevated platform, and take the the role of a Samurai or geisha, a merchant or a burglar, the child or the father. With only two props—a Japanese fan and hand towel, the artist delivers the humorous side of traditional Japan.
A fan and a hand tower, the props of a Rakugo performer
The show was presented by All Nippon Airways and The Japan Foundation, Manila in cooperation with the Consulate General of Japan in Davao.
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