立川　わんだ（たてかわ　わんだ）Wanda Tatekawa

1976年愛知県名古屋市に生まれる
2001年8月快楽亭ブラックに入門
2005年8月快楽亭ブラックの立川流脱退に伴い、立川談四楼門下に移る
2010年2月二ツ目に昇進
2019年10月真打昇進

古典落語、新作落語ともに演じる
新作落語は、
SF小説の落語化
（「宇宙貿易摩擦」（草上仁・原作）・「清太郎出初式」（梶尾真治・原作）「サイボーグ馬物語」（横田順彌・原作）など）の他、
自作の新作落語
（「アニソン和尚」「タイムマシン騒動」「パラレルワールド大混乱」「犯罪未然防止法」など）
を演じる

毎月開催の独演会の他、各地での落語会・イベント等で全国を精力的に飛び回っている

Wanda Tatekawa was born in 1976 in Nagoya. He entered the rakugo school Kairakutei Black as an apprentice in 2001 before joining the Tatekawa Danshirō school in 2005. He was promoted Futatsume (Second) in 2010 and became Shin’uchi (full-fledged Master) in 2019. He performs both rakugo classics as well as new programs that adapt science fiction short stories such as “Uchū bōeki masatsu (Space Trade Friction),” written by Jin Kusakami; “Seitarō dezomeshiki (Seitaro’s New Year Firefighter’s Parade), written by Shinji Kajio; Cyborg Horse Story, written by Junya Yokota, etc.) as well as original stories such as Anison Oshō (The Buddhist Priest Anison), Taimu mashin sōdō (The Time Machine Riot), Parareru wārudo daikonran (Parallel World Confusion), or Hanzai mizen bōshihō (Crime Prevention Act). In addition to his monthly rakugo solo representations, he travels extensively throughout Japan to take part in various events.