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Hello Nippon - We Are Cosmopolitans This serial documentary introduces foreigners who have come to live in Japan for various reasons. Through their lives,we discover different aspects of "Nippon." Rakugo: Crossing the Border of Japanese Culture
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･NHK ･20 min. ･M/E & English Version |
Bill Crowley uses a traditional Japanese art in its modern-day form to bridge the cultural gap between the East and West. After studying English rakugo, humorous storytelling, under the master Shijaku Katsura, Crowley takes his skills back home to San Francisco to perform the time-honored "Time and Udon" classic. |