Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
“Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide”
2016•TV-14•2 Seasons•25 Episodes•8.0•Ended
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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.
Network
MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS
Origin
JP
Cast
Tomokazu Seki
Yotarou (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Sukeroku Yuurakutei (voice)
Akira Ishida
Yakumo Yuurakutei (voice)
Kappei Yamaguchi
Amaken (voice)
Megumi Hayashibara
Miyokichi (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
Konatsu (voice)
Toshihiko Seki
Eisuke Higuchi (voice)
Shigeru Ushiyama
Matsuda (voice)
Koji Yusa
Mangetsu Tsuburaya (voice)
Ayaka Asai
Koyuki (voice)
Mikako Komatsu
Shinnosuke (voice)
Yuki Ono
Shinnosuke (adult) (voice)
Episodes
Recommended
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8.5
NANA
2006
7.3
Senpai Is an Otokonoko
2024
6.1
True Tears
2008
7.7
Kids on the Slope
2012
6.2
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings
2009
6.9
Bibliophile Princess
2022
8.3
My Happy Marriage
2023
7
K
2012
8.1
Honey Lemon Soda
2025
8
March Comes In Like a Lion
2016
7.3
Joshiochi! 2-kai kara Onnanoko ga... Futtekita!?
2018
8.5
Golden Time
2013
7.4
Beyblade: Metal Fight Beyblade
2009
8.6
InuYasha
2000
8.4
Naruto
2002
6.1
Maria Watches Over Us
2004
7.1
Bokura ga ita
2006
6.5
Love and Lies
2017
8.6
Journal with Witch
2026
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