Unable to forget a performance of "Shinigami" performed by the rakugo master Yakumo in the prison where he was being held, Yotaro's first act upon his release was go right to the theater, where he begged, pleaded, and was finally accepted as Yakumo's live-in apprentice. After years of refining his art, Yotaro was promoted to the rank of Shinuchi and inherited the title of 3rd Generation Sukeroku. For the sake of his master Yakumo, Konatsu, and to change the image of Sukeroku inside them both, what kind of rakugo will Yotaro discover? This celebrated human drama, based on a story by Haruko Kumota, offers an honest and sympathetic look into the lives and livelihoods of rakugo storytellers in the Showa era. (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Yotarou

Tomokazu Seki

Yakumo Yuurakutei

Akira Ishida

Konatsu

Yuu Kobayashi

Mangetsu Tsuburaya

Kouji Yusa

Yakuza Aniki

Yasuyuki Kase

Oyabun

Takaya Hashi

Sukeroku Yuurakutei

Kouichi Yamadera

Matsuda

Shigeru Ushiyama

Miyokichi

Megumi Hayashibara

Amaken

Shinnosuke

Yuuki Ono

Eisuke Higuchi

Toshihiko Seki