Descending Stories

Descending Stories 2016

昭和元禄落語心中

★ 8.0TMDB 0h 26min 2 seasons

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.

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S1·E1 Episode 1Jan 9, 2016 · TMDB 8.5"I've got nothing, so I'm going there." Former small-time crook Yotaro has never forgotten the rakugo tale "Shinigami" that the great artist Yurakutei Yakumo performed…S1·E2 Episode 2Jan 16, 2016Yakumo begins the story of the promise he made with Sukeroku. When he was young, he was taken in by the 7th generation Yakumo and named Kikuhiko. He met the young boy…S1·E3 Episode 3Jan 23, 2016After their first performance, Kikuhiko sharply feels the difference in skill between himself and Hatsutaro. Hatsutaro recommends he try erotic stories, but Kikuhiko is…S1·E4 Episode 4Jan 30, 2016Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro, promoted to futatsume, left their master's house to live an impoverished life on their own. Ever since changing his name to Sukeroku, Hatsutaro's…S1·E5 Episode 5Feb 6, 2016After a performance, Sukeroku comes home drunk with girls on both arm. Work or play, he navigates all areas of life smoothly. Kikuhiko is annoyed with him, but he's also…S1·E6 Episode 6Feb 13, 2016Kikuhiko is feeling better about himself after the success of the play, with the audience hanging on his every word and gesture. Sukeroku tells him that he had a similar…S1·E7 Episode 7Feb 20, 2016After finding his own rakugo, Kikuhiko has become quite popular. Even when he's out with Miyokichi, rakugo is all he can think about. Meanwhile, Sukeroku is buoyed into…S1·E8 Episode 8Feb 27, 2016Kikuhiko's tour with the 7th Generation Yakumo was a huge success. His master is satisfied with Kikuhiko's growth, and plans to promote him to shin'uchi soon. The…S1·E9 Episode 9Mar 5, 2016The Seventh Generation Yakumo manages to get Kikuhiko and Sukeroku promoted to shin'uchi. But although their unveiling ceremony is a huge success, Sukeroku gets in a…S1·E10 Episode 10Mar 12, 2016 · TMDB 8.0For Kikuhiko, it's a time for goodbyes. To Sukeroku, with whom he shared the joys and frustrations of rakugo. To the woman who raised him as her own child. Men ask to be…S1·E11 Episode 11Mar 19, 2016The girl Kikuhiko met at the soba shop in the hot springs town turned out to be Konatsu, Sukeroku and Miyokichi's daughter. She leads him to her house, where Kikuhiko…S1·E12 Episode 12Mar 26, 2016A small rakugo performance takes place at an inn in a hot springs town. As he performs, Sukeroku feels the warmth of the audience's love for rakugo, and remembers what…S1·E13 Episode 13Apr 2, 2016Their promise to each other was to carry rakugo into the future. To perform unchanging rakugo was Kikuhiko's job. To create a rakugo that would change with the times…

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Details

First air date
Jan 9, 2016
Last air date
Mar 25, 2017
Seasons
2
Episodes
25
Episode runtime
26 min
Network
MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS
Status
Ended
Studios
Studio Deen, Starchild Records, King Records
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese

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