BS Shoten Drama Special: Katsura Utamaru

[Machine Translation] In 2016, "Laugh Point," a long-running national TV program, will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Its popularity has never faded, and it continues to be loved by viewers. The show's face, Utamaru Katsura, is dramatized in this episode. Utamaru Katsura began his career as an apprentice to the master Imasuke Kokontei. He lived with his grandmother, Tane, and worked hard with his fellow apprentices, but there was also a time when he went up to the stage and did not take himself seriously because of his youthful indiscretion. There was also a time when he was excommunicated and stopped being a rakugo performer after a head-on collision. I want to make as many people laugh as possible with rakugo! This program presents the tumultuous life of Utamaru Katsura, a rakugo master who has continued to perform with just that desire, along with a sweet and sad love story with his childhood sweetheart wife, Fujiko.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: promotional show (subject to change)

2016年で50周年を迎えた国民的長寿番組「笑点」。その人気は色あせることなく、愛され続けています。そこで今回「笑点」の顔とも言える存在"桂歌丸師匠"の半生をドラマ化! 古今亭今輔師匠に弟子入り。祖母のタネと2人で暮らしながら、弟子仲間と切磋琢磨した時期、寄席に上がり若気の至りで真面目に取り組まなかった時期もあった。正面からぶつかり、破門にされ、落語家をやめていた時期も・・・。多くの人を「まんべんな～く」落語で笑わせたい! ただその思いで続けてきた桂歌丸師匠の波乱に満ちた半生を幼なじみの妻・冨士子との甘く切ない恋物語とともにお送りします。

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