RAKUGO IN ENGLISH - TEN MINUTE EXCERPT

Ten Minutes from Sunshine's performance of Rakugo at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto, 2013. This is where the dreams of Broadway were born!
#rakugo #katsurasunshine

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugo]

I can't wait to come back to this gorgeous theatre...

[@Saku_607]

Got mad respect for this art form and it’s artist. Thank you.

[@blake6698]

Like five years late here, but this was great!

[@user-sc4xm5us7t]

この人、めっちゃ英語上手い！！

[@raphael-handmadeofGod]

😂ですよね〜私もそう思いますw (彼は現在も日本に住んでいますよ)

[@user-hd5vq1my1f]

最後のはある意味褒め言葉かもね。「英語上手いね」って見方をしちゃうくらい、日本語が自然でうまいんだよ。

[@galil4645]

英語が分からなくても何となくわかるし面白い

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugo]

ありがとうございます！

[@koheimiyagawa3178]

Wow. His expressions were amazing. He took linguistic differences in his rakugo. He made most people understand the differences, then he changed the differences which are hard to understand into laugh. This is impossible, without correct orders of explanations and structures. He is not a native speaker, but he accomplished completely. This is extremely fantastic. This is worth for admiring. I LOVE HIM.

[@uberroo6609]

I’m Japanese. I wasn’t expecting much from this video because Rakugo is a very Japanese thing. However, I was pleasantly surprised with Sunshine’s performance - definitely not traditional Rakugo, but he’s ‘made the concept his own, in English’. Well done, mate.

[@3dreamsequence]

3:20 I love how one person there was well versed in Japanese and got the joke before anybody else..

[@sophieholdsworth9240]

My Japanese teacher introduced us to this in class today and I think this is the hardest I've laughed in a while

[@neroarchangel]

I'm an English tutor to Japanese students through Skype, and as my Skype mood I wrote or at least tried (since it couldn't fit whole) the name of Jugemu. And several of my students asked me how did I know about Jugemu. So I told them about your Rakugo performance and sent them this video. They all gave a positive feedback. Excellent work Katsura-sama, ganbatte kudasai!!!

[@AhanaNags]

If I hadn't watched Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, I wouldn't have gotten to see this absolute masterpiece (and appreciate it!).

[@firehawk128]

I remember watching this live. It was a fun performance!

[@-441-]

Here because of Akane-banashi

[@abura2980]

bro same! I never would've thought Rakugo would be so entertaining!

[@southernfilipino]

Here because of Joshiraku 😋

[@Wizardi1111]

Ironic that the main character's voice actor from Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu, is widely known from his role as Katsura from Gintama. So we have two Katsura's doing rakugo :)

[@Lazovic87]

Zura janai Katsura da

[@konkyolife]

I absolutely love and respect people like you who go so deep with learning this beautful culture. It's awesome that you seem a lot more natural doing rakugo in Japanese.

[@heermann8897]

Absolutely loved this!

[@Trixstyn]

shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu brought me here.

[@Trixstyn]

+Katsura Sunshine thnx

[@armanderschreckliche]

Tanshie Achoh Cheers to greatness. Then that means this isn't the official channel?

[@noonoox12]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@nullavitasinemusica1]

I also came from the popular Anime series and shed I tear when I heard the Rakugo piece. So cool.

[@user-ph5jl1zb3v]

とてもうまくアレンジされてて感動しました。活動頑張ってください、応援しています！ I was amazed because you arranged the original to your own work very well. I'm cheering you, good luck!!

[@kazuki9587]

梟老堂 これの元ネタ？がなんだか教えてもらえませんか？

[@bravoedokko]

@@kazuki9587 挿入している落語は「寿限無（じゅげむ）」ですね。長ーい名前のお話。他は日本語の話で、私もイベントで見た（聞いた）ことがありますけど、日本語を話す外国人には大うけになりますよ。

[@kazuki9587]

bravoedokko そーなんですね！ありがとうございます😊

[@ZenPsyko]

The bit about "oroshite" and koroshite," I had a similar experience at a temple when I thought I was saying something nice about the temple (otera) when I actually complimented the bathroom (otearai).

[@damanali]

I liked the video before watching and was not disappointed! But my side is hurting from laughing! Amazing! Love every second of it! Thank you and I am humbled for letting me watch this video.

[@kosukewada5535]

He is amazing

[@hitomitakagi9155]

I just saw a poster of your rakugo performance in Leicester Square and found this video. It was just amazing and I booked a ticket straight away! Looking forward to the session on next Sunday!!

[@everett9199]

"He almost sounds like a native English speaker!" ALMOST!?! Man, that must've hurt! XD Keep up the awesome work, Sunshine-san!! You really brighten up my day.😁☀

[@seronimo__7735]

Idk, that sounds like a W for him. His Japanese was so good they just assumed it was his native language

[@makikokageyama6131]

Just amazing! Looking forward to listen to his Rakugo more!

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugo]

Thank you so much - new Rakugo moment every Friday! (Some parts will be repeats / updates)!

[@communismwithgiggles2515]

I got interested in Rakugo after Yamasaki Housei became Tsukitei Housei and found your wonderful English Rakugo, thank you!

[@user-hf2iy5dt2x]

You're the most funny sit-down comedian I've ever seen in my life! I really burst out laughing!

[@guillaumeerard]

Fantastic! Makes me very crossed I came too late to RIEC on Friday to see your show live.

[@ilovecomputers]

omg, the boy with the long name. The ending song to Joshiraku makes sense now!

[@intellectualhybrid2]

I saw you in London last Sunday with my sister. Amazing performance Katsura Sunshine! We first found you out through Mother's Basement analysing Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu. Then your KZbin channel. By some miracle I saw a google advert to a show the next day!

[@nekomanmazuki]

英語の勉強になります。Thank you

[@user-hh9dv7jq6d]

i came from だいじろー's channel. This is my favorite! want to watch more🤣

[@user-er9ny9ck2c]

寿限無は英語で聴いた方が面白い(´`:) あの立川談志が「こればっかりは面白くしようがない」と言ったぐらいの噺なのにここまでウケるのはすごい。

[@mr.voidout4739]

I found you on NHK and I had to see more. The west needs more learning through comedy!

[@USJapanFam]

Ok the husband / prisoner one had me dying 😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@tokkun2595]

ビジネス英会話から 知って動画拝聴しました。 いい勉強になります！

[@tulipnohana4085]

とても面白く楽しい時間を頂感謝致しました。

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugoChannel]

ありがとうございます！

[@omkr0122]

Amazing performance. I have seen several videos of your performances on NHK World. Your videos always cheer me up and brighten my day. Please keep up the goodwork and add the beautiful warmth of happiness ln our lives like the sun in the heavens above :)

[@tracyw9959]

This is so adorable!!!definitely follow!^^ p.s. from China now stay in Japan

[@vexinglex4996]

This is adorable.

[@JeffAasgaard]

Many years ago I taught English at HOE in Osaka with Bill Crowley who also performed rakugo in English with Shijaku Katsura II. I was lucky enough to see Shijaku perform a few times and am really happy that Katsura Sunshine is keeping this art form alive so English speakers can start to understand Japanese humor.

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugo]

Wow you are so so so so lucky to have seen Shijaku Shisho

[@JeffAasgaard]

@@KatsuraSunshineRakugo I got lucky. I now run a travel company canned Rediscover Tours. Where would you recommend travelers go to better understand Japanese humor? If people can laugh together then it will bring them closer together.

[@hiroyukiohara_official]

Its so amazing! Really Rakugo world in English!!! I ask you to upload a classical Rakugo piece in English!!! I would like to watch that!!!! Thank you!!!!!

[@theonestrawhat]

You just earned my sub! good job dude!

[@galsaa0705]

an anime called Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu brought me here...

[@traviskbracken7457]

I think I would absolutely troll a person like that in the survey. Too funny. 😂

[@ejtoy60]

I have become a fan of your work. I love learning more about the Ukyo-E prints on NHK.

[@ejtoy60]

So nice of you to respond to my message, I rate you in high esteem.

[@loolylooly81]

My sides are splitting from laughter!

[@strikenoirify]

自動翻訳の字幕を使いながら拝見させてもらいましたが、とても面白かったです。 言葉の差が無ければ、日本の落語とほとんど変わらないと感じました。 それに、日本人も海外の人も笑いのつぼはそう大差ないなと思います。 日本で公演される機会があれば、是非とも見に行ってみたいです。

[@charlesvitanza8867]

In the last phrase where you're teaching how to be polite in Japanese all I can think as a response is "YASS DADDY!"

[@kaori5003]

ダイジローさんのチャンネルでお見かけして知りました！チャンネル内、徘徊させてもらっております。たのしい　寿限無が日本語で聞くより笑えます！対比が明確でわかりやすい

[@AKIRA_25258]

最後のOf courseのとこ好き 笑

[@AbhilashNoxBaruahnx1ee7]

Rakugo be art! :DD Zura janai, KATSURA DA! Fantastic video xD Btw, Anime: shouwa genroku rakugo shinjuu is awesome!

[@missako7]

Please come to perform to our junior high school.

[@serijas737]

This is funny af I love it

[@YoushouNoKioku]

Seems like this is a bit of a mix with western and Japanese styles of comedy. I wonder if a full Japanese session sounds more formal XD

[@user-zq5hl3rh8m]

おもろ。主人と囚人。。。受けるね。

[@starboyhimself7538]

Hallo Habe dich bei TikTok gesehen und folge dir jetzt hier weil ich finde, man kann viel über Japan lernen. Ich möchte mit meinem Sohn nach Japan reisen, also versuche ich etwas zu lernen und bei dir kann ich dabei noch lachen 😊 Gott segne dich 🙇🏻‍♂️

[@yurikoaya255]

WELL DONE!

[@Cubtaro-PAWAPURO]

桂三輝、上手だな！

[@parupuntenobu]

基本がしっかりしてるね。せっかくの小拍子を効果的に使ってないとか粗さはまだあるけれど、土台がしっかりしてるから案外グラつかないという感じ。 これは本人の努力もさることながら、師匠（や兄弟子）の教育が良かったんだと思う。

[@masaterunakagawa6792]

非常に頭が良い人ですね👍

[@NoelTheWanderer]

Reminds me about the Fullmetal Alchemist skit I once saw on youtube

[@megababe3000]

wait....that's the name from the "what anime sounds like to our parents" meme :L

[@junzeng1887]

He cited something about the song ニッポン笑顔百景 around 7:30

[@menat4846]

Thanks Akane-Banashi for introducing me to Rakugo

[@nakaami]

カナダのお客さんが多いんですか？日本語を理解している方もいらっしゃるようですが･･･。 とても面白かったです😁😃😄😊☺

[@JohnDoe-rf9dj]

I started reading your English rakugo book. It’s so funny and I become your fun:)

[@user-mt9tm2so3x]

やっべえ、超面白い🤣

[@user-gh2oj4vr3w]

宿題で見てる人✋

[@user-lh4nu3hf8s]

✋

[@user-gh6nz3ho7w]

HAHAw

[@user-gh2oj4vr3w]

お前ら草

[@englishsoundcabin7345]

Your humor sense is fabulous! I laughed a lot. Yes, in Japanese vowel length is a distinctive feature. Thus, we cannot emphasize a Japanese word by lengthening the vowel as you do in English!

[@doyleeee]

前にアメリカ人の同居人に伸ばし棒「ー」のレクチャーしたことあったし、他のところも含め、めっちゃ面白かったｗ

[@user-jx2fq9ks6m]

it's weird to learn English and Japanese at the same time as a chinese a user

[@pondeko3]

コミュで宿題でこの方のなんか出てたから見に来てみたら面白いし上手だねぇ

[@lotlat]

I love how there were already people in the audience laughing when they heard 顧問 and then こう門 😂😂😂

[@unknownstudent4327]

He made me laugh today

[@gbd.fluffguy2743]

That como part was hilarious the word como sounds like como= Spanish for eating, como asshole 😂😂triple word play

[@rellkvaper5934]

shouwa genroku directed me here

[@JMinTKY]

先日の「徹子の部屋」で知り、それ以来、このKZbinの動画を拝見させて頂いております。 どの動画もとても面白いです。どうも有り難うございます。 動画を拝見しつつ、たった今、こんな面白い事が起きましたので、 ここにお伝えしたいと思います。何か「話のネタ」に使って頂ければ嬉しいです。 この動画の「字幕」を「英語の自動生成」に設定して観ていた所、 一番最初に「よろしく」とおっしゃった所で、この英語の字幕が出ました。 「your or she poo I think」（惜しい！「you or she poo I think」だったら完璧だったのに...） （ちなみに、この時以降の「よろしく」では出ませんでした...。） これからも応援させて頂きます。

[@user-yi3px1xf3m]

teach me and hit me with wip ご鞭撻ってたしかにそうだな 全くそんなこと使ってて気づきませんでした

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugo]

実はそういう英語もいっぱいあります。今の使い方と本当の、例えば、古典ラテン語のルーツ。でも、面白いですね。笑

[@bella6894]

ムチで叩いたらSMみたいだけど笑 ご鞭撻って聞いたら頭の中では、私に言ってね、の意味と思ってたから衝撃だった😂

[@hiromimaeda1225]

めっちゃクチャおもろいねん

[@hidehiromorita4849]

中々、日本人が聞いても面白かったです。

[@LoDaFTA]

So this is like stand up comedy, but sitting down.

[@nnaas45]

I know to story of the name Jugemu it was so sunny and the kids love it hhhhhhhhh

[@user-fc5gw5vc8k]

面白い🤣🤣

[@xyz8206]

5:52 with captions turned on.

[@user-ry6oe5fw9d]

英語あんまり上手くないけど 割と聞き取ることができた…！

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugo]

Thank you so much!

[@Cps1402]

That story is the same as in Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu right?

[@therese30]

Now.. I'm his fan. Hehehehe

[@KatsuraSunshineRakugo]

Thank you so much!! -Sunshine

[@psychedelicpunk5031]

Of course sunshine san would have that song as his intro 😂

[@TezcatlipocaMountyRailfan]

Aaaaaaaaand, we’ve officially made a Joshiraku reference(Seriously, Momoiro Clover Z is the absolute best Japanese Band).

[@NyxInfernal]

I thought to myself: "If his theme song is 'Walking in Sunshine', I'm out. I didn't leave though. haha I'm glad. I'm so glad I got to hear an english Jugemo.

[@jellybakar8989]

lol, this is really funny

[@mor85241]

サンシャインさん英語上手いですね。まるで外人みたい

[@bella6894]

話のネタにある学生アンケートに書かれたことの真似してるってことね

[@chanchancacao]

lol... thats hilarious!!!

[@frankleah5137]

Very good!

[@user-uo7vs8pr8e]

英語2点の私には難しすぎた でもたまに聞こえる日本語がネイティブすぎてびっくりする笑

[@matchstick4911]

@6:36 isn't that Scar and King Bradley's real name in FMA. hahaha

[@juritpramade1338]

The name bit. Is that reference to Full Metal Alchemist?

[@kennichigatchalian6710]

No its a Rakugo skit referenced by FMA

[@juritpramade1338]

@@kennichigatchalian6710 oh. I tought its the opposite

[@MordecaiVertecimes]

英語上手

[@gorillamituo]

日本語字幕つかないかなぁ？

[@_MrTrue]

Could someone explain...maybe I'm typing this abruptly. His funny name at around 7 minutes...that's the same name from a FMAB side joke isn't it?