Rakugo Story (2011)

1h 51m IMDb

Comedy Drama

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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Pierre Taki as Imadoka Shoroku Age 59 · Aoi, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan

Tomoko Tabata as Yamagishi Aoi Age 45 · Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan Tomoko Tabata is a Japanese actress. She won the best supporting actress award from the Mainichi in 2004 for The Hidden Blade and Blood and Bones, and the best actress award at the Mainichi Film Award...

Kyūsaku Shimada Age 70 · Totsuka-ku, Japan Kyūsaku Shimada is a Japanese actor. He was originally part of the Tokyo Grand Guignol Theater group, formed by artist Norimizu Ameya. He stayed with the group until its dissolution in 1986.

Anna Ishibashi as Hondo Kazuko Age 33 · Okagaki, Fukuoka, Japan Ishibashi Anna is a Japanese model and actress. Winner of the 31st Horipro Talent Scout Caravan in 2006, out of 30,8224 applicants. Debuted in Shissou Holiday.

Director Shinpei Hayashiya

Cast Pierre Taki, Tomoko Tabata, Wasabi Yanagiya, Kyūsaku Shimada, Anna Ishibashi