Descending Stories

Flourishing Shōwa – Rakugo Double Suicide

Descending Stories — Plot

When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of the story called "Shinigami," he is determined to become his apprentice. The performer, Yakumo, has never taken an apprentice before, but to everyone's surprise, he accepts the eager ex-prisoner, nicknaming him "Yotaro." As Yotaro happily begins his new life, he meets others in Yakumo's life, including Yakumo's ward Konatsu. Konatsu was the daughter of a famous storyteller, and Yakumo took her in after her father's tragic death. Konatsu loved her father's storytelling, and would love to become a performer in her own right—but that path is not available for women.

• Release date
• January 9, 2016
• Runtime
• 26 min
• TMDB score
• 8

Descending Stories — Cast

Tomokazu Seki Yotarou (voice) Koichi Yamadera Sukeroku Yuurakutei (voice) Akira Ishida Yakumo Yuurakutei (voice) Kappei Yamaguchi Amaken (voice) Megumi Hayashibara Miyokichi (voice) Yu Kobayashi Konatsu (voice) Toshihiko Seki Eisuke Higuchi (voice) Shigeru Ushiyama Matsuda (voice)