Descending Stories: A Life In Rakugo (2018)

Set during the early Showa period, Yakumo enters the world of rakugo. He forms a friendship with talented storyteller Yurakutei. Yakumo admires Yurakutei’s talent and struggles to achieve his level of performance. With the help of geisha Miyokichi, Yakumo grows up as a rakugo storyteller. Yurakutei and Miyokichi get married, but they die in a mysterious accident. Yakumo takes Konatsu, who is the child of Yurakutei and Miyokichi, and raises her. Konatsu grows up blaming Yakumo as her parents’ enemy. Konatsu and Yakumo’s disciple Yotaro chases after the truth of her parents’ death, which Yakumo hides.

Released Oct. 12, 2018 450 min Episode 45 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.rakugo, imdb.live-action-remake-of-anime, imdb.rakugo, imdb.japanese-drama, imdb.live-action-manga-adaptation, imdb.live-action-adaptation, imdb.based-on-manga + 2 more, imdb.josei, tmdb.showa-era-1926-89

Watch Providers: Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

Production Companies: Telepack

Network: NHK

Country: Japan
Production Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese