New theater to open for junior comic storytellers

New theater to open for junior comic storytellers

TOKYO, Japan - Master "rakugo" comic storyteller Kokontei Shinsuke (C) holds a banner for his soon-to-be opened "Kanda Renjakutei" theater in Tokyo with "futatsume," or junior rakugo tellers, on Oct. 1, 2014, to give them more opportunities to perform before spectators.

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