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Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot

Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot

20185.31 Season9 EpisodesEndedTV-MA

Overview

In the 1980s, a simple-minded fool named Hideaki meets comedy legend Sanma, changes his name to Jimmy and becomes a comedic superstar.

Produced by Sanma Akashiya
NetworksNetflix

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Top Cast

Akiyoshi Nakao

Akiyoshi Nakao

Jimmy Ohnishi

Tetsuji Tamayama

Tetsuji Tamayama

Akashiya Sanma

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki Onoue

Murakami Shoji

Rokkaku Seiji

Rokkaku Seiji

Mr. Okure

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

Totzan

Mari Hamada

Mari Hamada

Yasuhi Nakamura

Yasuhi Nakamura

Satomi Tezuka

Satomi Tezuka

Katsuhisa Namase

Katsuhisa Namase

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura

Themes & Keywords

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About Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot

Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot is a comedy, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of comedian, based on true story, 1980s, owarai. it stars Akiyoshi Nakao, Tetsuji Tamayama, Hiroyuki Onoue. In the 1980s, a simple-minded fool named Hideaki meets comedy legend Sanma, changes his name to Jimmy and becomes a comedic superstar.

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