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Broadcast
From 11.00 p.m., Sundays, 6 February 2022
Episodes
5
Network
WOWOW
Introduction
Rakugo is associated with humorous stories but it is actually also a treasure trove of horror stories. This modern interpretation of four classic rakugo plays – Shingan, Tatsumi no Tsujiura, Koya Takao and Miyatogawa, depicts the desires of the characters that appear and the universality of how frightening humans can be.
Shingan
Synopsis: One day, a blind masseur Umekichi (Higashide Masahiro) hears from a geisha Koharu (Matsumoto Kiyo) that his prayers will come true if he visits the healing buddha at Kayabacho to offer prayers a hundred times and he decides to do that. Finally on the hundredth day, Umekichi realises that his eyes are open after he gets home. However, Umekichi’s wife Otake (Kuroki Haru), who has been supporting him, looks unhappy for some reason. Several days later, he is told by a customer’s husband that Otake is less attractive compared to Koharu … …
Cast: Kuroki Haru, Higashide Masahiro, Matsumoto Kiyo
Tatsumi no Tsujiura
Synopsis: Inosuke (Okayama Amane) brags to a friend Kikujiro (Daito Shunsuke) that the prostitute Otama (Yamamoto Mizuki) is besotted with him. A skeptical Kikujiro instigates him to test her if he is confident. As a result, Inosuke tells a lie to Otama and asks her to commit suicide together with him. Otama readily agrees to his request. Told by Kikujiro to confirm it, Inosuke hides his happiness as he heads to a river with Otama … …
Cast: Yamamoto Mizuki, Okayama Amane, Daito Shunsuke
Koya Takao
Synopsis: –
Cast: Nagayama Kento, Takiuchi Kumi, Kitaro
Miyatogawa
Synopsis: –
Cast: Nao, Wakaba Ryuya, Hagiwara Minori, Nakajima Ayumu
Scriptwriters
Shuto Rin (Takeuchi Ryoma no Satsukyuu)
Yamada Yuri
Peyoung Maki (Tokyo Ai da no Koi da no, Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu Series, Arimura Katsumi no Satsukyuu)
Date Sorami (Raise de wa Chanto Shimasu Series, Takeuchi Ryoma no Satsukyuu)
Directors
Kauchi Kentaro, Yamada Yuri
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