| He was respected as the father of the restoration since he devoted himself to modernization of rakugo such as rakugo hikki (taking notes of comic storytelling), modernization of the yose and new and original rakugo stories. |
落語筆記や寄席の近代化、新作落語など、落語の近代化に尽くしたため、中興の祖として仰がれる。 |