Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Showa and Genroku Era Lover's Suicide Through Rakugo) is Japan drama premiere on Oct 12, 2018 on NHK. Cast members: Okada Masaki, Ryusei Ryo...

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Drama: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Japan) 2018

Romaji: Showa and Genroku Era Lover's Suicide Through Rakugo

Japanese: 昭和元禄落語心中

Director: Tanada Yuki

Writer: Habara Daisuke

Country: Japan

Episodes: 10

Release Date: Oct 12, 2018 - Dec 14, 2018

Runtime: Friday

Network: NHK

Duration: 45 min.

Genres: Romance, Drama, Historical

Set during the early Showa period, Yakumo (Masaki Okada) enters the world of rakugo (storytelling performance). He forms a friendship with talented storyteller Yurakutei (Ikusaburo Yamazaki).

Yakumo admires Yurakutei’s talent and struggles to achieve his level of performance. With the help of geisha Miyokichi (Aya Omasa), Yakumo grows up as a rakugo storyteller. Yurakutei and Miyokichi get married, but they die in a mysterious accident.

Yakumo takes Konatsu (Riko Narumi), 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 (Ryo Ryusei) chases after the truth of her parents’ death, which Yakumo hides.