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Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju

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昭和元禄落語心中

Yotaro, a small-time crook, is released from prison with no family and no prospects. During his time behind bars, he was captivated by a rakugo performance by the master Yurakutei Yakumo, and now he has only one goal: to become the great storyteller's apprentice. He goes straight to Yakumo's theater and begs to be taken on, despite the master's reputation for never accepting students.

Yakumo reluctantly agrees, and Yotaro enters a world far more complex than he imagined. He also grows close to Konatsu, the young woman living in Yakumo's household, and together they begin to navigate the fading art of rakugo in the waning days of the Showa era.

As Yotaro settles into his new life, he starts to sense the shadows of a dark past haunting both his mentor and Konatsu. The household becomes strained, and Yotaro must find his own path as a performer while confronting the secrets that bind the people he has come to care about.

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