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Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide

20167.92 Seasons25 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right—but that path is not available for women.

Created by Haruko Kumota
Written by Haruko Kumota, Jun Kumagai
Produced by Akiko Yada, Yoshihiko Yamazaki, Nobumitsu Urasaki
NetworksMBSTBSCBCBS-TBS

Top Cast

Tomokazu Seki

Tomokazu Seki

Yotarou (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Sukeroku Yuurakutei (voice)

Akira Ishida

Akira Ishida

Yakumo Yuurakutei (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Amaken (voice)

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Miyokichi (voice)

Yu Kobayashi

Yu Kobayashi

Konatsu (voice)

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Eisuke Higuchi (voice)

Shigeru Ushiyama

Shigeru Ushiyama

Matsuda (voice)

Koji Yusa

Koji Yusa

Mangetsu Tsuburaya (voice)

Ayaka Asai

Ayaka Asai

Koyuki (voice)

Themes & Keywords

japantrainingfriendshiprivalrycoming of agebromancebased on mangaarthistoricalrakugoanimeperforming artsjoseiitanworking lifeshōwa era (1926-89)

About Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju is a animation, drama series that first aired in 2016 exploring themes of japan, training, friendship, rivalry, coming of age, bromance. Created by Haruko Kumota, it stars Tomokazu Seki, Koichi Yamadera, Akira Ishida. When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right—but that path is not available for women.

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