Cast
Tomoya Nagase
Toraji Yamazaki
Junichi Okada
Ryuji Yanaka
Misaki Itō
Megumi
Takashi Tsukamoto
Ginjiro Nakatani
Yu Aoi
Risa
Toshiyuki Nishida
Shoukichi Yanaka
Sadawo Abe
Ryuhei Yanaka
Episodes
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Toraji Yamazaki
Ryuji Yanaka
Megumi
Ginjiro Nakatani
Risa
Shoukichi Yanaka
Ryuhei Yanaka
Ta-chan
Yukio Awashima
Tsuruko Yanaka
Ken Nakatani
Hanzou
April 15, 2005 • 59m
Despite having trained for two months, Toraji still can't memorize a whole story. His boss asks him to investigate Ginjiro, who is acting strange.
April 22, 2005 • 46m
Toraji is tasked with causing trouble at his superior’s wedding party. Later, he learns a rakugo story about a man with an odd fear of steamed buns.
April 29, 2005 • 45m
Ryuji's big chance arrives when his fashion brand catches the attention of a famous producer. Donbei takes on a new, highly skilled apprentice.
May 6, 2005 • 45m
Toraji has a hard time understanding the concept of marriage in one of his stories. Donbei reveals a startling secret about his college days.
May 13, 2005 • 46m
After seeing a married couple perform at his first-ever manzai comedy show, an impressed Toraji decides to be their manager to find them more gigs.
May 20, 2005 • 46m
Toraji convinces his boss to let Ginjiro handle a job on his own. Concerned that Donkichi is in his 40s and single, Ryuji and Donta plan a group date.
May 27, 2005 • 46m
The Rakugo Association decides to hold a contest to recruit young talent. Toraji tries asking Ryuji to return to the stage, but he’s flatly declined.
June 3, 2005 • 45m
In a bid to impress his father, Ginjiro acts on information gained from an old friend to extort a rival gang, but he soon finds himself in a pinch.
June 10, 2005 • 46m
A starving Yasuo suddenly appears before Toraji and tells him that he’s on the run from his gang. Later, Ryuji’s clothing store is ransacked by thugs.
June 17, 2005 • 45m
With the Shinjuku Ryuseikai on the verge of collapsing, Toraji must make a difficult decision. Ryuji resolves to return to the world of rakugo.
June 24, 2005 • 45m
Three years later, Toraji leaves prison to find that a lot has changed. He visits the rakugo hall and makes a heartbreaking discovery.
