Rakugo Story (2011)
1h 51m
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March 12, 2011Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Rakugo Story (落語物語, Rakugo monogatari) is a Japanese film, released in 2012. Directed by Shinpei Hayashiya. The film centres on the Japanese art of "sit down" comedy, Rakugo. The film was shown as part of the 3rd Old Town Taito International Comedy Film Festival in September 2010, as well as the eigasai Film Festival in Czechoslovakia and was made with the assistance of the Rakugo Kyokai Association.