Sanyutei Kinba

Name: Sanyutei Kinba
Native name: 三遊亭小金馬
Also Known as: 松本龍典, まつもとりゅうすけ, さんゆうていきんば
Nationality: Japanese
Gender: Male
Born: March 19, 1929
Died: October 1, 2018

As of 2020, it is the oldest rakugo storyteller in both the east and the west , and the only war-time rakugo storyteller who still survives .

When he was a child, he dreamed of training for a soldier, but he became interested in rakugo by listening to the SP record of Yanagiya Kingoro . He showed rakugo to his family and neighbors, and they burst into laughter.

In July 1941, at the age of 12 after graduating from elementary school, he was a messenger manager and introduced to the third generation Sanyutei Kinma. A second promotion on August 18th, immediately after the end of the 1945 war he was renamed Sanyutei Kinba . Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role
2003	Korogashi o Gin: Chichi Musume (Oyako) Adauchi Edo Nikki Japanese Drama, 2003, 9 eps (Support Role)	9	Support Role
1966	Kore ga Seishun da Japanese Drama, 1966, 39 eps Ideme Tayoshi [Ideme Jiro's father] / Sanyutei Kinma (Ep. 25) (Support Role)	39	Ideme Tayoshi [Ideme Jiro's father] / Sanyutei Kinma (Ep. 25) Support Role
1956	New Family Album Japanese Drama, 1956, 8 eps Saburo (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)	8	Saburo (Ep. 3) Guest Role

Year	Title	Role	Rating
1965	Seishun to Hananda Japanese Movie, 1965, Terada Kiyosaku [Yusaku Terada's father] (Bit part)	Terada Kiyosaku [Yusaku Terada's father] Bit part	6.0
1961	Comedy Threesome Beware of Suspicious Guys Japanese Movie, 1961, Ryusuke (Support Role)	Ryusuke Support Role	0.0
1961	Comedy Trio Crybaby Weakling and Twisted Insect Japanese Movie, 1961, Ryusuke (Support Role)	Ryusuke Support Role	0.0
1961	I am a Mountain Man in the City Japanese Movie, 1961, Manpuku hall owner (Bit part)	Manpuku hall owner Bit part	4.0
1958	Comedy Trio Japanese Movie, 1958, Kin-chan (Main Role)	Kin-chan Main Role	0.0

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
1985	Onna Kenji Kasumi Yuko 1 Japanese Special, 1985, 1 eps (Guest Role)	1	Guest Role	4.0

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