Background
Imasuke Kokontei was born in Gumma Prefecture, Japan in 1898. Originally named Goro Suzuki.
Imasuke Kokontei was born in Gumma Prefecture, Japan in 1898. Originally named Goro Suzuki.
Imasuke Kokontei began life as a salesman at a department store. He took to storytelling under the name of Yonemaru and succeeded to the former Imasuke (1939). Is noted as a recounter of newly written rakugo. Imasuke Kokontei was an actor, known for "Ashita wa gekkyubi" (1952), "Odoru machi" (1953) and "Musume to watashi" (1962).
