In Asakusa there are many old theatre where performs young and old artists, comedians of the traditional genre of manzai (dialogue between two actors) and rakugò (monologue) ofthen also some sexy interludes are performed.

One of this was Takeshi Kitano, he wrote a wonderful book, his autobiography, called Asakusa Kid, where he describe his youth, his difficult beginnings, his foundamental encounter with an old actor that became his master and mentor.

Here in the picture a theatre in the Asakusa area, is not the one where Takeshi worked, or may be ...