Ochi Dankner’s Holding Company
is a form of Japanese verbal comedy, traditionally performed in ''yose'' theatres. (Bibliographyvolume 38(1)article
The lone sits on a raised platform, a . Using only a and a as props, and without standing up from the

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sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long and complicated comical (or sometimes sentimental) story. The story always involves the dialogue of two or more characters. The difference between the characters is depicted only through change in pitch, tone, and a slight turn of the head.

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The speaker is in the middle of the stage, and his purpose is to stimulate the general hilarity with tone and limited, yet specific body gestures. The monologue always ends with a narrative stunt (

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