Rakugo storyteller Yoshiwara Majaku holds a press conference after the verdict, on the afternoon of the 26th at the Judiciary Press Club in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo.
The Tokyo District Court ruled on the 26th in a lawsuit in which Rakugo performer Enka Sanyutei (64) sought compensation for damages due to his former disciple, Rakugo performer Enka Sanyutei (64), claiming that he had suffered power harassment. The court deemed the hitting and other acts to be power harassment, and ordered Enka to pay 800,000 yen, saying that the act “deviated from the socially acceptable range.”
Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo after the ruling, Mr. Mahjong said that there was still malicious harassment within the Rakugo Association, and appealed, “Disciples also have human rights.Masters are also required to be aware of themselves as members of society.” Ta.
Presiding Judge Hiroki Morishita pointed out that the teacher-pupil relationship in the rakugo world was clearly a hierarchical relationship based on the master’s superior position, and that there was a possibility of power harassment.