Katsura Utamaru
Katsura Utamaru was born in Maganechō, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on August 14th, 1936 and is the Japanese Comedian. At the age of 81, Katsura Utamaru biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Born in Yokohama, Utamaru's real name was Iwao Shiina. He became an apprentice of the rakugoka Kokontei Imasuke V in 1951 at the age of 15, assuming the name Kokontei Imaji. He left rakugo for a while, then became the apprentice of Katsura Yonemaru, assuming the new name Katsura Yonebo. He changed his name to Katsura Utamaru in 1964 and rose to the shin'uchi rank in 1968.
He was one of the first members of Shōten when it started in 1966. He became its host in 2006, but retired in 2016 for health reasons. He became the head of the Rakugo Geijutsu Kyokai in 2004, and received many honors, including the Order of the Rising Sun in 2007. He died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on 2 July 2018 at a hospital in Yokohama.