Chikaemon (2016)

Monzaemon Chikamatsu is a middle-age dramatist of jōruri (form of puppet theater that preceded bunraku and kabuki), but he is in a slump. His wife left him and his mother is fed up with him. All he does now is drink. The man then meets a gambler named Mankichi and his life begins to change.

Released Jan. 14, 2016 360 min Episode 45 min None+

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.jidaigeki, mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.japanese-drama, imdb.tv-mini-series

Network: NHK

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese