落語芸術協会「協会員紹介・春風亭昇太」 is a Japanese rakugo comedian best known for performing on the Shōten comedy show on Nippon TV. He is known as a master of the Japanese comic art of rakugo, in which a single performer or storyteller appears on stage and tells comedic stories to the audience.
Career Shōta was born as . In 1978, he entered Tokai University and joined the college rakugo club. His then was . When he was a student, he entered the and won the championship.
In 1982, he left the university and became a disciple of . He first used Shōhachi as his stage name. In 1986, he became and assumed his current stage name. In 1992, he was promoted to .
Since May 2006, he has appeared on Shōten as an member. On May 22, 2016, it was announced that he would become the sixth host in the show's 50-year history.
Shōta performs both classical repertoire and original material. During his performances, he often made use of his persona as unmarried bachelor, for which he used to get mocked by his fellow performers on Shōten. However, Shōta got married in 2019, after announcing the marriage on air.
Kōzamei
Filmography
Film Cape Nostalgia (2014) The Crimes That Bind (2018) Whistleblower (2019), Takami Iiyama The Setting Sun (2022) My Mom, My Angel: A Journey of Love and Acceptance (2024)
Television Tiger and Dragon (2005) Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017), Imagawa Yoshimoto DCU: Deep Crime Unit (2022), Mamoru Hayakawa
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