Biography

Kosan Yanagiya was born on January 2, 1915 in Nagano, Japan. He was an actor, known for Pom Poko (1994), Jigoku no mushi (1979) and Shin Yotarô senki (1969). He died on May 16, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan.

In 1995, Yanagiya was designated a Living National Treasure by the Japanese government, the first rakugo storyteller to be so recognized.