Shinosuke Tatekawa
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Shinosuke Tatekawa (立川 志の輔, Tatekawa Shinosuke; born 15 February 1954, from Shinminato, Toyama (now part of Imizu)) is a rakugo performer. His real name is Teruo Takeuchi (竹内 照雄, Takeuchi Teruo). With his comic group, Rokunin-no-Kai (Group of Six), formed in 2003, he has helped to popularise rakugo among young Japanese people.[1] He is also well known as a TV presenter, and has presented the primetime NHK General show Tameshite Gatten (ためしてガッテン) since it started in 1995.
Born
February 15, 1954
Teruo Takeuchi
February 15, 1954
NotableworkTameshite Gatten
GenreRakugo
WebsiteOfficial website (in Japanese)
Shinosuke Tatekawa | |
|---|---|
立川 志の輔 | |
Tatekawa Shinosuke, 2015 | |
| Born | Teruo Takeuchi February 15, 1954 |
| Notable work | Tameshite Gatten |
| Comedy career | |
| Genre | Rakugo |
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) |
Tatekawa received the grand prize Sponichi Art & Culture Award in 2008 for "Shinosuke Rakugo in Parco".[2]
Filmography
Television
- Taiyō ni Hoero! (1976), mechanic (episode 196)
- Tameshite Gatten (1995–2022), host
Film
- GeGeGe no Kitarō (2007), Bakezōri (voice)
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013), Inbe no Akita (voice)
- A Living Promise (2016), Yōsuke Kondō
- The Island of Cats (2019), Daikichi
- Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020) (voice)[3]
- Angry Rice Wives (2021)
- Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (2022)[4]
Honours
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (2015)
