Classical Rakugo Essentials

The modern masters of traditional Japanese comic storytelling are at their sharpest and funniest during these sets. Performers such as Katsura Utamaru and Godaime Yanagiya Kosan excel at the form, which requires a single performer seated on a stage to deliver a joke-filled dialogue between two contrasting characters. All of the storytellers on this set alternate voices with ease and deliver a consistent run of laughs for upwards of 30 minutes.