Asakusa Toyokan
At the Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival, January 28, "Takeshi acknowledged young artist" Beat Takeshi Cup comic dialogue Japan 1 "was held.The festival executive committee honorary adviser Beat Takeshi watched overwhelmingly watching, I will tell you the state of the competition.
The stage is the Asakusa Toyokan where former Asakusa French seat where Takeshi studied comedy. From the 31 groups of young comic men who entered from each entertainment production · comic book association · Toyo-kan etc. with less than 10 years of entertainment history, passed through the preliminary video examination by Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival Executive Committee including Takeshi Ten pairs participated in the final round.
The judges are 127 spectators and broadcast writer Fumio Takada and two of Knights of a comic combination. Mr. Kokuro Kuroku and Mr. Hirotsugu Hattori · Mr. Taito can act as an outsider. The pre-sold viewing tickets were sold out on the same day, and the appearance of this competition was live-distributed on YouTube.
As the arrival of the Takeshi's venue is delayed, the tournament starts with the progression of Mr. Aruto Mr. Al-Kitago belonging to TN Gon! The order to showcase the comic characters was decided by lot.
While lottery also showed excitement, Takeshi san went in and out! Although the venue has gotten much more enthusiastic, the face of the contestants has been tightened to the appearance of the big seniors, and the tension feeling has been spreading to the audience seemingly.
Takeshi talked about the significance of this tournament being held at Asakusa Toyokan here.
Takeshi "There is an image called Kansai when it says" comedy "now, but I brought this Toyo-kan to the culture of the show business, which is originally born in the United States" to show off along the way between dancing " It was a theater in the Kanto region, which I regarded as a Kanto theater, and I hope everyone can fully enjoy Kanto's comedy at the convention and the best uki should have the prize. "
Following the result of the lottery, each group shows off the whole story at a comedian tournament with a relatively long 4 minutes.
We will recruit votes from the auditorium at the end of each group comic. In line with the opinion of the judges, the second and first winners will be chosen, but the opinion is consistent between the audience and the judges who said that Takeshi said that the top rank was chosen with a close range.
It is an announcement of the second-place victory group from Ms. Takada. As Ms. Takada widely spreads the paper on which the name of combi was written in front of Mike, there was a happening that the outcome was known to the contestant who was behind before the presentation …
Monroes who showed the story of "the director of the weak baseball club" was chosen as the second champion. A trophy was awarded to Monrose.
Monrose "It is an honor to receive the award at the first tournament, which is named after the great Takeshi, and I would like to continue doing my best in the future."
And finally it is the announcement of the winning group from Mr. Takeshi's mouth. The winner is …
Mach speed Speed ball ! I blew the venue with the story of removing the bicycle.
Two people who will explode joy.
Actually, Mach speed belonging to the office Kitano until last year Mach speed Speedy ball. At that time, when I greeted Takeshi, I was asked "Master of Manga?" And answered "I am a comic", I heard that he began to like comic books from his experience of being turned away.
Mach speed Speedy Ball "" So I can finally show a manga to Takeshi (who gave me the opportunity to start a comic), I am very honored to win the prize! "
In addition to the prize money of 300,000 yen, "Asakusa Toyokan one day elevator boy ticket" and "the Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival regular member right" were awarded as a prize to the winning Mach speed automobile. And it was announced that it will be elected to the entertainment new award of "Beat Takeshi Entertainment Award" simultaneous with the "Tokyo Sports Film Award" at a stylish surprise from Takeshi.
Takeshi was also very satisfied for the "Takeshi cup" which was very exciting. "I thought that it would be nice if a comic boom would come in the Kanto region and I was able to open this competition as a result of helping Hattori Taito chairman, so I got a good winner and I would like to continue from now on." I was told.
"Takeshi cup" who did not set a hedge between the audience and the judges and stood at the summit of the comic comedians who laughed everyone the most. Is not it a tournament realized only because it is Taito Ward, the birthplace of popular culture?
The Edomachi-Taito Entertainment Festival will deliver a variety of entertainment and art events in Taito Ward until the closing event on Saturday, February 16, 2019 (the Mach speed Speed Ball appears in Part 2). Please join us.
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