that is the comedy show of the Rakugo (by storytellers)
recognized widely since 1996.
The host of this program is Utamaru Katsura.
He is often absent from a program recently
for his sickness from advanced age.
X Day is the day the host of this program will change.
Who is
the next
host of
Shoten ?
No one knows the next host.
But they're able to expect.
Host candidates
Norio Minorikawa
(Monta Mino)
He has an experience of the same kind of program as a host.
But he has a few problems with privacy.
He likes working.
Yonesuke
(Yonesuke Katsura)
He has a relation in this program.
And he is the younger pupil of Utamaru.
But he has a few problems with privacy,too.
He likes having dinner
for free of charge.
Kazuyoshi Morita
(Tamori)
He can do a host of every kind of program well.
But he won't show an interest in this program.
II-tomo !
Syozo Hayashiya
(9th)
He, his brother, father and grandfather are storytellers.
He has experiences of hosts of other categories.
But his performance about Rakugo is hardly matured.
He is a kind of
"Otaku."
If a host of a program is an announcer,
Ryuji Miyamoto
He's an announcer of former NHK,
and present is a free announcer.
There is a lot of experience of a host of a song program.
