Ep. 12: Fifteen years later, the next generation of rakugo performers faces their own artistic destinies.
Aired on March 25, 2017
A fifteen-year time skip reveals the grown children of Yotaro and Konatsu. Shinnosuke has become a futatsume, while Koyuki has started high school. The legacy of those who dedicated their lives to rakugo continues through this new generation. The narrative explores the inner feelings of the heirs to the names Kikuhiko, Sukeroku, and Yakumo as they confront their own paths in the art form. This episode marks the final conclusion of the Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju story, bringing the curtain down on the checkered pasts that have shaped the characters' lives and their descendants' futures.
Episodes
- Ep. 8 · Yakumo confronts physical limits while preserving rakugo legacy
- Ep. 9 · Yotaro invites Yakumo to perform rakugo in prison after his steadfast devotion
- Ep. 10 · Yakumo Survives Uchikutei Fire as Yotaro Fights for Rakugo's Future
- Ep. 11 · Yakumo Meets Sukeroku on the Sanzu River During a Rakugo Performance
- Ep. 12 · Fifteen years later, the next generation of rakugo performers faces their own artistic destinies.
- Ep. 13 · Untitled