Katsurashijaku Meien Shu 4 (Shogakukan DVD)

[Machine Translation] Two of the most popular rakugo performances in the Kamigata region are finally coming to the stage! In 2011, a video performance of a rakugo performance that had never been shown on the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's "Shijaku Yose" program became a great success as "Comeback Shijaku". The DVD version of this wonderful Takaza, which had been sealed off for a long time, is now available in 5 volumes of 10 performances (published monthly) in the hope that many fans will enjoy it. Volume 1 ("Daitosho" and "Tsubozoku"), released at the end of December, is already in its third printing, and Volume 2 ("Hitorin sakamori" and "Doran no kosuke") is also in its second printing and has been in high demand. The popularity of Shijaku is still going strong! The popularity of Edajaku is still alive and well. Volume 3 ("Shukubeshiki" and "Kobu Benkei") contains two Kamigata rakugo (Kansai rakugo) stories, two of Edajaku's best performances, and Volume 4 ("Sagitori" and "Sotokuin") follows. Sagitori" is a Kamigata rakugo story based on one of the Edo period's comic storybooks, and features Shijaku's original sage. Sotokuin" is also a Kamigata rakugo story and is over 30 minutes long. The book includes a review of the performance by Sadao Osada, a rakugo writer who knows Shijaku better than anyone else, a shorthand of the performance, and a contribution to "Shijaku and I" by Yanagiya Gontaro, a master who had the utmost respect for Shijaku and with whom he had a close relationship during his lifetime. We hope that you will enjoy the full range of Shijaku's Kamigata Rakugo in this volume.

上方を代表する落語2席がいよいよ登場! 朝日放送「枝雀寄席」で放映されてから一度も公開されなかった高座が、「カムバック枝雀」としてビデオ独演会で大盛況を博したのが平成23年。それまで長い間封印されていた、この素晴らしい高座を是非多くのファンに、という思いでDVD化されたのが今回の全5巻10席(月イチ刊行)です。 12月末に発売された第1巻(『代書』『つぼ算』)は既に三刷、第2巻(『一人酒盛』『どうらんの幸助』)も発売即重版と大好評! 枝雀人気、未だ健在! です。枝雀の十八番・上方落語2席が収録された第3巻(『宿替え』『こぶ弁慶』)に続く第4巻は『鷺とり』と『崇徳院』。『鷺とり』は江戸時代の笑話本の一編を原話とする上方落語で、枝雀オリジナルのサゲにも注目。『崇徳院』も元々上方落語で、30分を超える大ネタです。書籍には、誰よりも枝雀をよく知る落語作家・小佐田定雄氏の高座評、演目速記、そして「枝雀と私」には、枝雀をこの上なく尊敬し、生前交流も深かった柳家権太楼師匠が寄稿。この一冊で、枝雀の上方落語をたっぷり、ご堪能ください。