たばこの気持ち

1905年、長野県生まれの前座落語は、馴染みの「与太郎」話、100円クイズの賭け事で最初は負け続け、最後はまんまと1万円をせしめる話でした。

「長いの短いの、細いの太いの、ぬるぬるしてて、鳴かないものは何？」という問いに対して、「どじょうか、うなぎに決まってるだろう」と、完全に勝ったと喜ぶ相手が負けました。

答えはどじょうでもうなぎでもない「アナゴ」だった、というオチでした。

次は林家木久蔵師匠で、彼は1975年東京都三鷹市生まれ、2007年に真打昇進と同時に二代目林家木久蔵を襲名しています。

まくらが長く、父である木久扇師匠のボケぶりの話は秀悦でした。

・リハビリを兼ねて、2人で喫茶店に行くと、「アイスコーヒーのホットを一つ」と注文する父の自由人ぶりに目を見張る。

・父が右肩を手で押さえ「右骨（うこつ／右肩）が痛い」と言うので、私が確認してみると「鎖骨」らしいので「鎖骨が痛いのね」と言うと、「左骨（さこつ）はこっちだろう」と左肩に手をやった。

本題の落語は、男と女のエロチックな、女（半ちゃんを待ち伏せ）からアプローチをかけ、雷の鳴る一つ屋根の下、一つの布団で「雷が怖い」と男（半ちゃん）に抱きついて、甘い吐息、長襦袢の裾が乱れ、帯が解け「半ちゃんの手が、うなじから柔らかいスロープを下へ、下へと」というところの瞬間に「ハイっ、お時間です」がオチでした。

そして<仲入り>の後は歌謡漫談の東京ボーイズで、♬天気がよければ晴れだろう！天気が悪けば雨だろう！雨が降ろうと風が吹こうと　東京ボーイズ　ほがらかに〜♬からスタートし、次のような謎かけ問答の連発でした。

・阪神タイガースで解くならば、アレアレ

・日大アメフトの試合が止まるのよを解くならば、大麻（タイム）

・天国の駅で解くならば、あの世駅（あの世行き）

・出所祝いで解くならば、♬シャバダバダ♬

高座の最後は、もちろん日本テレビ「笑点」卒業予定の林 家木久扇師匠でした。

1937年、東京都中央区生まれ、1969年から「笑点」レギュラーメンバー。1973年に真打昇進、2007年に林家木久扇を襲名しています。

会場は終始笑いと拍手でしたが、内容は落語ではなく主に3人の「悪口、こけおろし」でした。私は落語をお聴きしたかったのですが、師匠の初めてにして見納めの高座を楽しませていただきました。

1人目は林家正蔵師匠です。テレビでバスケットボールの試合を見ていた時、師匠が「わけぇ奴らがボールを拾って網に入れてるぞ、なんなんだあれは？」を聞かれて困ったこと。

さらに、入院したのでお見舞いに行き「何か欲しいものはありますか？」と聞いたら、担当医が気に入らなかったらしく「他の医者」と言われ、答えに窮したこと。

2人目は立川談志師匠です。彼が初めて参議院議員に立候補したとき、落語協会が全面的に支援し、当時若手だった木久扇師匠たちは「伝統を現代へ」というスローガンを連呼し続け、少しでも手を抜くと談志師匠にこっぴどく叱られた話でした。

そして「談志師匠はケチで横暴だった」そうです。私は談志師匠を尊敬しているので、聞きたくない話題でした。

3人目は、笑点司会者・昇太師匠への罵詈雑言（落語が下手、笑点の司会になるとギャラが2倍など）で、とてもここでは詳しくご紹介できませんので割愛させていただきます。

おまけとして、談志師匠のモノマネに続き、田中角栄さんの声色でした。これは、テレビで見た記憶があります。

話が終わって、高座代わりの椅子から立ち上がり、会場に手を振る林家木久扇師匠に、やんややんやの拍手👏でした。

以上、10月23日開催の第20回連合寄席の報告に代えさせていただきます。

“Hayashiya Kikuou  x Hayashiya Kikuzo Parent-Child Rakugo Party”

The opening act was Jyuhachi Hayashiya, a grand-pupil of Master Kikuou Hayashiya. Apparently, my master gave me the name, "If you disassemble a tree, you'll be eighteen, so why not call it Juppachi?''

Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1905, Maeza Rakugo told the story of his familiar "Yotaro'', a story about a 100 yen quiz in which he keeps losing at first, but ends up winning 10,000 yen.

When asked, "What is long or short, thin or thick, slimy, and doesn't make a noise?'', the person who was happy to have completely won said, It's got to be eel, right?'' He did.

The answer was that it was neither a loach nor an eel, but a conger eel.

The next master is Kyuzo Hayashiya, who was born in Mitaka City, Tokyo in 1975, and was promoted to Shin-uchi in 2007, at the same time taking the name of the second generation Kikuzo Hayashiya.

He had long pillows, and the story of his father, Master Kikuou, being vague was hilarious.

・When the two of them go to a coffee shop to do some rehabilitation, they are amazed at how free-spirited his father is when he orders "A hot iced coffee.''

・My father held his right shoulder with his hand and said, "My right bone hurts.'' When I checked, it seemed like it was my collarbone, so I said, "Your collarbone hurts.'' "My left bone is probably over here," he said, placing his hand on his left shoulder.

The main story is an erotic rakugo story between a man and a woman, in which the woman (who ambushes Han-chan) approaches the man (Han-chan) and hugs him, saying, "I'm scared of thunder,'' under one roof with thunder. Then, at the moment when I was breathing sweetly, the hem of her long undergarment was messed up, the obi was unraveling, and Han-chan's hand started to move down the soft slope from the nape of her neck, the punch line was, "Hi, it's time.''

And after <Nakairi>, there was Tokyo Boys, a pop-up comedy show, and ♬If the weather is nice, it'll be sunny! If the weather is bad, it will rain! Whether it rains or the wind blows, the Tokyo Boys started with his cheery ~♬, and then the following riddle questions and answers were asked.

・If the answer is Hanshin Tigers, it's Aleale.

・If you want to solve the suspension of Nihon University American football games, marijuana (time)

・If you solve it at Heaven's station, it's the otherworld station (bound for the otherworld).

・If I were to solve it as a celebration of my release from prison, it would be ♬Shabadabada♬

The last person on stage was, of course, Master Kikuou Hayashi, who is scheduled to graduate from Nippon Television's Shoten.

Born in Chuo-ku, Tokyo in 1937, he has been a regular member of "Shoten" since 1969. 

He was promoted to Shinuchi in 1973 and took the name Hayashiya Kikuou in 2007.

The venue was filled with laughter and applause from beginning to end, but the content was not rakugo, but mainly the three people's " 

swearing and slander''. I wanted to listen to Rakugo, and I was able to enjoy my master's performance on the dais for the first time.

The first one is Master Shozo Hayashiya. When I was watching a basketball game on TV, my teacher asked me, "Hey, they're picking up the ball and putting it in the net. What's that?'' and it bothered me.

Furthermore, when I went to see him in the hospital and asked him,"Is there anything you want?'', the doctor in charge didn't seem to like it and told me "some other doctor,'' so I was at a loss for an answer.

The second person is Master Danshi Tachikawa. When he ran for the House of Councilors for the first time, the Rakugo Association gave him full support, and the then-young Masters of Kikuou kept repeating the slogan, " Bringing tradition into the modern age,'' and they said they were willing to cut corners even in the slightest. It was a story about how I was severely scolded by my master.

And it is said that "Master Danshi was stingy and domineering.'' 

I respect Master Danshi, so this was a topic I didn't want to hear about.

The third person was abusive toward the Shoten host, Master Shota (he's bad at rakugo, the pay is twice as much for being the Shoten host, etc.), so I won't go into details here.

As a bonus, following Master Danshi's imitation, it was Kakuei Tanaka's voice. I remember seeing this on TV.

After speaking, Master Hayashiya Kikuou stood up from his chair and waved to the audience, receiving a round of applause👏.

The above will replace the report on the 20th Rengo Yose.