Katsura Bunshi VI

He spent more than fifty years hosting one variety show about newlyweds, long enough to earn a world record, then handed it on. That alone would be a career. But the day job was rakugo: he wrote new stories instead of only reciting old ones, inherited his master's name as the sixth Bunshi, and won the Kikuchi Kan Prize in 2007.

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Name (English)

Katsura Bunshi VI

Name (Japanese)

桂文枝

Reading

ろくだい かつら ぶんし

Born

July 16, 1943 (age 83)

Origin

Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

173 cm

Occupation

rakugoka / seiyū / tarento / comedian

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Blood type

O

Agency

吉本興業

University

Kansai University

Awards & achievements

• 2007 Kikuchi Kan Prize

Spouse

2021に死別

Works summary

Appearances

185 (1969–2023)

By year

1969: 3, 1970: 3, 1971: 4, 1972: 3, 1973: 5, 1974: 3, 1975: 9, 1976: 9, 1977: 4, 1978: 3, 1979: 6, 1980: 8, 1981: 6, 1982: 4, 1983: 2, 1984: 6, 1985: 2, 1986: 5, 1987: 1, 1988: 3, 1989: 3, 1990: 2, 1991: 2, 1992: 5, 1993: 2, 1994: 1, 1995: 2, 1996: 3, 1998: 1, 2000: 1, 2001: 3, 2002: 2, 2003: 1, 2005: 1, 2006: 1, 2007: 2, 2009: 2, 2011: 5, 2012: 8, 2013: 2, 2014: 2, 2015: 2, 2016: 1, 2017: 1, 2018: 2, 2020: 1, 2023: 1

Debut work

ヤングおー!おー!

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.yoshimoto.co.jp/bunshi/main.php
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/katurabunsi34/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsura%20Bunshi%20VI
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A1%82%E6%96%87%E6%9E%9D%20(6%E4%BB%A3%E7%9B%AE)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281916

Tags

• Osaka Prefecture
• rakugoka
• seiyū
• tarento

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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