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Descending Stories

Original title: 昭和元禄落語心中

Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide

  • TV series
  • 2016
  • TV-14
  • 2 seasons
  • 25 episodes
8.0

TMDB audience rating
8.0 out of 10 from 65 votes

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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.

Roughly 10h 50m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 25 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 26 minutes.

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Trailer

Play trailer: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Opening 2 | Imawa no Shinigami

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Series cast and crew

  • Tomokazu Seki

    Tomokazu SekiYotarou (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Koichi Yamadera

    Koichi YamaderaSukeroku Yuurakutei (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Akira Ishida

    Akira IshidaYakumo Yuurakutei (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Kappei Yamaguchi

    Kappei YamaguchiAmaken (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Megumi Hayashibara

    Megumi HayashibaraMiyokichi (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Yu Kobayashi

    Yu KobayashiKonatsu (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Toshihiko Seki

    Toshihiko SekiEisuke Higuchi (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Shigeru Ushiyama

    Shigeru UshiyamaMatsuda (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Koji Yusa

    Koji YusaMangetsu Tsuburaya (voice)
    25 episodes

  • Sanae Kobayashi

    Sanae KobayashiYakumo Yuurakutei (young) (voice)
    13 episodes

  • Ayaka Asai

    Ayaka AsaiKoyuki (voice)
    12 episodes

  • Mikako Komatsu

    Mikako KomatsuShinnosuke (voice)
    12 episodes

  • Yuki Ono

    Yuki OnoShinnosuke (adult) (voice)
    12 episodes

Network
MBS, TBS, CBC

Seasons and episodes