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Rakugo comedian Sanyutei Enraku dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in November 2007 is a portrait of ''Rakugo'' comedian Sanyutei Enraku, who died on Oct. 30 of lung cancer at 76. Enraku, whose real name was Hiroumi Yoshikawa, gained public popularity as a key member of the long-running TV comedy show ''Shoten'' and pioneered a boom of appearances by traditional rakugo performers on TV variety shows.

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Rakugo comedian Sanyutei Enraku dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken at Tokyo's National Engei Hall in February 2007, ''Rakugo'' comedian Sanyutei Enraku, who died on Oct. 30 of lung cancer at 76, gives his last rakugo performance, in which a lone storyteller relates a comic tale while seated. Known for his flowing storytelling, Entraku, whose real name was Hiroumi Yoshikawa, gained public popularity as a key member of the long-running TV comedy show ''Shoten.''

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Sanyutei Rakutaro

Sanyutei Rakutaro, comic storyteller (photo taken on Sept.10, 2003)

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Sclerosis-stricken "rakugo" storyteller attends anniversary event

Japanese "rakugo" comic storyteller Hayashiya Konpei, suffering from multiple sclerosis and undergoing rehabilitation therapy, greets the audience with his famous "1, 2, 3, charan!" slogan at an event in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2015, marking the first anniversary of the launch of a monthly rakugo performance on a chartered streetcar. On the left is his daughter Emi Kasai and on the right fellow rakugo performer Sanyutei Koraku. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rakugo comedian Sanyutei Enraku dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken at Tokyo's National Engei Hall in February 2007, ''Rakugo'' comedian Sanyutei Enraku, who died on Oct. 30 of lung cancer at 76, gives his last rakugo performance, in which a lone storyteller relates a comic tale while seated. Known for his flowing storytelling, Entraku, whose real name was Hiroumi Yoshikawa, gained public popularity as a key member of the long-running TV comedy show ''Shoten.'' (Kyodo)

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Rakugo comedian Sanyutei Enraku dies at 76

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in November 2007 is a portrait of ''Rakugo'' comedian Sanyutei Enraku, who died on Oct. 30 of lung cancer at 76. Enraku, whose real name was Hiroumi Yoshikawa, gained public popularity as a key member of the long-running TV comedy show ''Shoten'' and pioneered a boom of appearances by traditional rakugo performers on TV variety shows. (Kyodo)