Rakugo Story (2011)
Haruki Masato is a shy youth who gets swept away when he happens upon a rakugo performance. He knocks on the door of rakugo master Imadoka Shoroku in Tokyo’s old downtown and somehow gets taken on as a disciple, and embarks on a path to become a rakugo comedian under the name of Imadoka Koharu.
Director:
Shinpei Hayashiya
Writer:
Shinpei Hayashiya
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Pierre Taki as Imadoka Shoroku |
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Tomoko Tabata as Yamagishi Aoi |
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Wasabi Yanagiya as Masato Haruki |
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Kyusaku Shimada as |
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Anna Ishibashi as Hondo Kazuko |
| Directing | Shinpei Hayashiya | Director |
| Production | Atsuko Iwai | Producer |
| Editing | Lee Yeong-mi | Editor |
| Production | Akira Kishine | Production Manager |
| Sound | Hajime Komiya | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Atsuro Hirai | Production Design |
| Lighting | Kimiomi Tanaka | Gaffer |
| Writing | Shinpei Hayashiya | Screenplay |