Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

"Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide"

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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Created By
Status	Ended
Original Name	昭和元禄落語心中
First Air Date	January 9, 2016
Last Air Date	March 25, 2017
Seasons	2
Episodes	25
Episode Runtime	26min
Language	Japanese
Original Language	Japanese
Production Countries	Japan
Production Companies	Studio Deen Starchild Records King Records
Networks	MBS TBS CBC BS-TBS

S02E12

Episode 12

Fifteen years have passed since that fateful day. Yotaro and Konatsu's children are growing up: Shinnosuke is a futatsume, and Koyuki has entered high school. Those who made their lives from rakugo, those who gave their lives to rakugo… aspects of their checkered pasts carry on to the next generation. What feelings lie in the hearts of those who inherit the names Kikuhiko, Sukeroku, and Yakumo, as they face their rakugo? The curtain is finally about to come down on Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.

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