Canadian 'rakugo' comic storyteller eyes Broadway and beyond

Katsura Sunshine wants to see rakugo included by U.S. streaming giant Netflix

Canadian-born Katsura Sunshine has performed in 50 cities in 15 countries since he was named as Canada’s cultural ambassador in 2013.

KYOKO KIMURA, Nikkei senior staff writer

November 5, 2021 13:03 JST

TOKYO -- Canadian-born Katsura Sunshine, 51, long ago fell in love with rakugo, Japan's traditional art of comedic storytelling. He became an apprentice to the great rakugo master Katsura Bunshi VI and became the first non-Japanese practitioner of the Kamigata school of Osaka.