"Toho Meijin Kai" Bunji

[Machine Translation] The "Toho Meijinkai" began in 1934 and sadly came to an end in 2005. Many famous performers took the stage here, and many people enjoyed rakugo and other forms of entertainment. From the vast amount of audio recordings, four works (Enraku, Enka, Enzo, and Yanagisyo) were released in 2017, and two works (Kosan and Danshi) will be released in February 2019. The seventh work in the series is the essence of rakugo, Bunji Katsura X. This is the first time it has been released on CD. This is the first CD release.

昭和9年に始まり、平成17年に惜しくも幕を下ろした「東宝名人会」。多くの名人がここで高座をし、多くの人が落語を始めとする演芸を楽しんだ。膨大な音源の中から、昭和から平成にかけて活躍した大看板の落語家の至芸がCDで復活。2017年に4作品 (圓楽、圓歌、圓蔵、柳昇)、2019年2月には2作品小さん、談志を発売済。シリーズ7作品目は爆笑落語の真髄、十代目桂文治。初CD化。