Katsura Bunshi VI

Shizuya Kawamura (河村 靜也, Kawamura Shizuya), known by his stage name Katsura Bunshi VI (六代 桂 文枝, Rokudai Katsura Bunshi), is a Japanese TV presenter and rakugo artist.

Sanshi's "san" came from, originally, being Bunshi's third deshi (pupil) and "shi" came from the second half of shishos stage name.

Sanshi entered Kansai University (Faculty of commerce), after graduating from Ichioka Commercial High School in Osaka.

He immediately gained fans at University with his storytelling and humor, though he had no professional careers.

After university, Sanshi entered the artistic school or Katsura Bunshi V and later signed with agents at Yoshimoto Kogyo.