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# Katsura Bunshi VI

Actor. Born 16 July 1943 in Sakai, Osaka, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 16 July 1943, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
- **Also known as:** Bunshi Katsura VI, Shizuya Kawamura , 河村 靜也, 六代桂文枝, Sanshi Katsura, 桂 三枝, Bunshi Katsura, 桂文枝（6代目）
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsura_Bunshi_VI, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1281916, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1185314/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/70048

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Porco Rosso*](https://film.one/film/porco-rosso.md) (81)

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## Biography

Katsura Bunshi VI, also known as Bunshi Katsura VI or formerly Katsura Sanshi, is a Japanese rakugo performer, television presenter and actor. Born Shizuya Kawamura on 16 July 1943 in Sakai, Osaka, he trained under Katsura Bunshi V and succeeded to the sixth-generation name in 2012.

He is known for voice roles in animated films including *Porco Rosso* (1992) as Pikkoro-oyaji, *Pom Poko* (1994) as Yashimano Hage and *Chie the Brat* (1981) as Hanai sensei. His live-action credits include *Gorufu yoakemae* (1987) and various television series. He has also hosted long-running programmes such as *Shinkon-san Irasshai!* and created numerous original rakugo pieces.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Porco Rosso* (1992), Fi1m 81, as Pikkoro-oyaji (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/porco-rosso.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Performing Arts Encyclopedia* (2011), series, Acting
- *Honmamon* (2001), series, as Irie
- *The Way of Osaka Financing 1* (1996), Acting
- *Pom Poko* (1994), as Yashimano Hage (voice)
- *Porco Rosso* (1992), as Pikkoro-oyaji (voice) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/porco-rosso.md)
- *Circus Boys* (1989), as Samejima
- *Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis* (1988), as Shigemaru Kuroda
- *Golf Before Dawn* (1987), Writer
- *Chie the Brat* (1981), as Hanai sensei (voice)
- *The Racketeer Ishimatsu* (1976), Acting
- *A Cheerful Yakuza* (1976), Acting
- *Young Oh ! Oh !* (1973), Acting
- *Ā dokushin* (1970), Acting
- *The Invisible Swordsman* (1970), Acting

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Kikuchi Kan Prize 2007: Kikuchi Kan Prize (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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