| Kamigata Rakugo (traditional Japanese comic storytelling performed in the Kyoto-Osaka region), which like kabuki had been in slump after World War II, was restored around 1970 and an unprecedented boom in manzai (standup comics) occurred around 1980. |
また、同じように戦後不振であった上方落語が1970年頃に復興し、1980年頃からは漫才に史上空前の大ブームが始まった。 |