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#1. M-1 Grand Prix: An annual manzai competition with several thousand contestants held by the Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo. Besides being awarded ten million yen, the winners also gain massive exposure in the entertainment sector and invitations to perform on numerous programs. It is Japan's largest-scale comedy contest.
\n\n#2. Manzai: A traditional form of Japanese comedy usually consisting of two people, a tsukkomi (straight man) and a boke (funny man). The former poke's fun at the latter's stupidity, the comedy arising from their verbal interaction.
\n\n#3. Rakugo: A traditional form of Japanese comedy which began in the Edo period (1603 – 1867). The storyteller (rakugoka) respectfully sits in the seiza position (formal kneeling) and tells the story in a vivid way with a reserved repertoire of gestures and simple props.
\n\n#4. Kankurō Kudō: Japanese screenwriter, film director, actor, and guitarist. In 1999, he began writing scripts for a TV series. In 2010, he won a great honor in Japanese screenwriting, the Kuniko Mukōda Award, for the TV show Conceited Detective. His most well-known screenwriting work includes Ikebukuro West Gate Park, Tiger and Dragon, Ama Chan, and Saving My Stupid Youth.
\n\n#5. Shigei Kaneko: Japanese screenwriter. He began in the industry after winning the grand prize for the Fuji Screenwriting Competition in 2004. His most well-known work includes Operation Love, Summer Nude, and The Most Difficult Romance. In 2019, he won a great honor in Japanese screenwriting, the Kuniko Mukōda Award, for the TV show My Story Is Long.
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