Having been just released from prison, Yotarou wishes to become a rakugo performer by apprenticing himself to Yakumo Yuurakutei. His performance style however ends up being closer to Sukeroku, a deceased friend and contemporary of Yotarou’s, and brings up memories of the past.
A period piece focused on the trials and tribulations of two rakugo performers with vastly different personalities working to move up the ranks. It doesn’t return to Yotarou’s story until the last episode.
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