S1.E1 ∙ Episode 1Sat, Jan 9, 2016After being released from prison, aspiring storyteller Kyoji begs the great actor Kikuhiko to take him as apprentice, and teach him the art of rakugo.8.2/10 (94)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E2 ∙ Episode 2Sat, Jan 16, 2016In the 1930's, two very different boys, the introverted Kikuhiko and the exuberant Hatsutaro, are taken as apprentices by a distinguished rakugo master.8.4/10 (82)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E3 ∙ Episode 3Sat, Jan 23, 2016As Hatsutaro and master Yakumo enlist to fight in WWII, Kikuhiko retreats to the countryside, where his love for rakugo flowers.8.6/10 (82)Rate
S1.E4 ∙ Episode 4Sat, Jan 30, 2016Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro try to make their way in the booming rakugo industry of post-war Japan.8.4/10 (75)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E5 ∙ Episode 5Sat, Feb 6, 2016Forced to play a role outside of his comfort zone, Kikuhiko has his first major artistic success.8.9/10 (79)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E6 ∙ Episode 6Sat, Feb 13, 2016After his successful stage performance, Kikuhiko begins to discover his voice in rakugo.8.5/10 (75)Rate
S1.E7 ∙ Episode 7Sat, Feb 20, 2016Finally in demand as a rakugo artist, Kikuhiko slowly estranges his love, Miyokichi.8.4/10 (75)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E8 ∙ Episode 8Sat, Feb 27, 2016With the prospect of being promoted, Kikuhiko has to break up with Miyokichi. Together with Hatsutaro, he swears to keep the art of rakugo alive.8.8/10 (73)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E9 ∙ Episode 9Sat, Mar 5, 2016After Hatsutaro is expelled by his master, he and Kikuhiko struggle with their future.9.1/10 (80)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E10 ∙ Episode 10Sat, Mar 12, 2016Kikuhiko becomes the eighth generation Yakumo Yurakutei with the death of his master, and finds the peace he had so long been looking for.9.1/10 (76)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E11 ∙ Episode 11Sat, Mar 19, 2016Five years after their break-up, Kikuhiko travels to the countryside to convince Hatsutaro to take up rakugo again.8.9/10 (76)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E12 ∙ Episode 12Sat, Mar 26, 2016Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro prepare to perform together for the first time in years.9.3/10 (93)Rate
Top-ratedS1.E13 ∙ Episode 13Sat, Apr 2, 2016Now that his apprentice Kyoji has been promoted, Kikuhiko reflects on the life he has lived, and the fading art of rakugo.8.9/10 (78)Rate