Katsura Bunshi VI

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