<figure id="attachment_297034" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-297034" style="width: 826px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="379f4657"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/02/8cd8166a64cbf01ffa50a9bc4e302144.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-297034" class="wp-caption-text">Shohei Shohei smiles mischievously with his good friend Sanma Akashiya (March 14, 2008 issue)</figcaption></figure>
 On the morning of March 22, rakugo storyteller Shofukutei Shobei passed away from acute aortic dissection at the age of 66. In the past, Shobei had developed the same disease while playing golf in 2015, and was rushed to the hospital by a doctor&#8217;s helicopter, where he was hospitalized for about two weeks.
 He said, &#8220;At the moment of onset, the pain was so severe that he was conscious of death. After leaving the hospital, he cut back on smoking, started walking, and cut back on carbohydrates, which he loved.
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 After graduating from Osaka University of Arts in 1980 with a degree in Literature and Arts, Mr. Shohei became an apprentice of Shofukutei Tsurube (71). The popular variety show &#8220;Suddenly Gabacho! (Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.), a popular variety show that marked Tsurube&#8217;s rise to fame, and gained popularity in the Kansai region. Morning! (Nippon Television Network Corporation), as well as for his impersonation of &#8220;Yoshiko-chan&#8221; from the anime &#8220;Sally the Magician,&#8221; and his name became popular nationwide. Tokyo Magazine (broadcast terrestrially on TBS until March 2009), where she was a regular for 32 years, appeared on Instagram three days ago with a big smile.
 He was just smiling on Instagram three days ago&#8230; &#8220;At the news of his sudden passing, his mentor Tsurube and the two members of &#8216;Downtown,&#8217; who are known to be good friends. I think Mr. Tsurube, his mentor, and Mr. Akashiya Sanma, who are known to be good friends, and Mr. Akashiya Sanma, are quite shocked by the news.
 Hitoshi Matsumoto, 59, of &#8220;Downtown.
 &#8220;I don&#8217;t have any words other than &#8216;that&#8217;s ridiculous,'&#8221; commented Hitoshi Matsumoto, 59, of &#8220;Downtown&#8221; fame.
 commented. Tsurube commented, &#8220;It&#8217;s not so much a teacher-student relationship as it is a relationship of trust.
 Tsurube recalled, &#8220;Rather than a teacher-student relationship, he was more like a trusted confidant.
 Tsurube recalled, &#8220;It was more like a trusted best friend than a mentor-student relationship. And Sanma&#8230;
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 In 2008, this magazine reported that Shobei enjoyed a late-night dinner with Akashiya Sanma (67), Gadarkanal Taka (66), Matsuo Banai (59), and others. (March 14 issue)
 In fact, these people were members of the &#8220;Sanma-kai,&#8221; a group of big-name comedians led by Sanma, and were known to usually hang out at high-class clubs in the Roppongi area. However, this day was different. They appeared in Daikanyama (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) at around 8:00 p.m. and went into a high-class French restaurant. After the date changed at midnight, the group came out of the restaurant, and Miyoko Asada (67) was among them.
 Miyoko Asada, 67, was among them. &#8220;It was the day of the recording of a program in which Sanma-san and Asada co-starred, and a few days before that, Asada-san had celebrated her 52nd birthday,&#8221; Miyoko said. So, Mr. Sanma asked the members of the Sanma-kai to throw a birthday party for Ms. Asada, each of them holding a present in his hand.
 Outside the restaurant, the &#8220;Sanma-kai&#8221; members saw Asada off as he got into a cab. Laughing like a mischievous child, Shobo-san was laughing hysterically.
 After his discharge from the hospital in 2015, Mr. Shobo said in an interview, &#8220;Of course, I want to extend my healthy life span.
 Of course, I would like to extend my healthy life span and live a long and healthy life. But more than that, I feel the joy of living while counting the small happiness that breathes here and there in my daily life and the gratitude I have for those around me.
 His death is too soon. We pray for the repose of her soul.
<figure id="attachment_297035" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-297035" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="e3f9eeac"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/02/IMG_1158.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-297035" class="wp-caption-text"> The group seeing off Miyoko Asada.</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_297036" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-297036" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="c0cea47d"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/02/IMG_1157.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-297036" class="wp-caption-text"> I wonder what Sanma will say about Ms. Laughter&#8217;s death&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_297037" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-297037" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="232974f6"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/02/IMG_1156.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-297037" class="wp-caption-text"> Miyoko Asada celebrates her birthday with Shohei</figcaption></figure>

 Shu Nishihara

 On the morning of the 22nd, rakugo storyteller Shofukutei Shobei passed away from acute aortic dissection at the age of 66. In the past, Shohei had developed the same disease while playing golf in 2015, and was rushed to the hospital by a doctor's helicopter, where he was hospitalized for about two weeks

Big names are also in shock&#8230; Shofukutei Shohei passed away at the age of 66. &#8220;The night I drank with Akashiya Sanma at Daikanyama,&#8221; photo.

Big names are also in shock… Shofukutei Shohei passed away at the age of 66. “The night I drank with Akashiya Sanma at Daikanyama,” photo.

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