Overview
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.
Production
Studio Deen · Starchild Records · King Records
Networks
MBS
TBS
CBC
BS-TBSSeasons
Showa and Genroku Era Lovers' Suicide Through Rakugo
13 ep · 2016
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
12 ep · 2017
Cast & Characters
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)
Directors & Crew
Akiko Yada
Producer
Yoshihiko Yamazaki
Producer
Nobumitsu Urasaki
Producer
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