Washin Kai and Town Hall Seattle are pleased to welcome renowned entertainer Katsura Sunshine for a special performance of unique storytelling called rakugo (落語). Rakugo is a 400-year-old tradition of comic storytelling in Japan. Katsura Sunshine starred in the NHK World TV series “Dive into Ukiyo-e”, emceed the opening reception for the G20 Summit in Osaka in 2019, and has performed in an extended run of shows Off-Broadway. This special English-language performance will be broadcast to us live from Tokyo.

Katsura Sunshine (桂三輝) was born in Toronto, Canada and began in entertainment as a playwright, composer and producer of musical theatre. In 2008 he became the 15th apprentice to the great Rakugo Master Katsura Bunshi VI (桂文枝), from whom he received the name Katsura Sunshine.

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