Katsura Bunshi VI, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Katsura Bunshi VI

Japanese comedian

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1943

Place of Birth: Sakai, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: comedian, seiyū, tarento, rakugoka

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Katsura Bunshi VI (?? ? ??, Rokudai Katsura Bunshi) is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist.
Bunshi Katsura VI is his stage name and his real name is Shizuya Kawamura (?? ??, Kawamura Shizuya). His former stage name was Katsura Sanshi (? ??, Katsura Sanshi).
Sanshi received this name from his shishô (master) and one of the celebrated postwar Kamigata Rakugo greats, Katsura Bunshi V (??? ? ??, Godaime Katsura Bunshi, 1930-2005).
Sanshi's "san" came from, originally, being Bunshi's third deshi (pupil) and "shi" came from the second half of shishos stage name.
Sanshi succeeded his shishos stage name in 2012.