Shunpūtei Shōta
| Shunpūtei Shōta | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Yūji Tanoshita |
| Native name | 春風亭 昇太 |
| Born | December 9, 1959 Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Tokai University |
| Genres | Rakugo |
| Notable works and roles | Shōten |
Shunpūtei Shōta (春風亭 昇太; born December 9, 1959) is a Japanese rakugo comedian best known for performing on the Shōten comedy show on Nippon TV. He is known as a master of the Japanese comic art of rakugo, in which a single performer or storyteller appears on stage and tells comedic stories to the audience.