| In the mid 1960s, vigorously recruited disciples of Shokaku, Beicho, Harudanji and Bunshi (then Kobunshi III) rose to popularity against the background of the TV age and a boom of late-night radio shows. |
昭和40年代に入ると、松鶴、米朝、春團治、文枝（当時は3代目小文枝）らが積極的に採り続けてきた弟子たちが、テレビ時代・深夜放送ブームを背景に台頭。 |