Osaka University

Rakugo legend to meet his match in lifelike android
This photo of Beicho in 2003 was used to build a lifelike android modeled after him. (Photo by Kinjiro Miyazaki)
May 23, 2012
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then rakugo storyteller Katsura Beicho, an 86-year-old living national treasure, should feel good about himself.
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