Tachibanaya Takezō IITachibanaya Takezō II is a rakugo artist. He currently resides in Tokyo.Rakugo careerTachibanaya first performed in September, 1965 at Shinjuku Suehirotei, with a story called Karanuke. He regular performs in Shinjuku, Asakusa, Ueno and Ikebukuro. In 2005, he released a DVD from Avex titled Tachibanaya Takezou.