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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"LONELY AT THE TOP. After Sukeroku's expulsion, Kikuhiko's path to stardom seems clear, but the idea of inheriting the Yakumo name is a cold comfort. Sukeroku, disgraced, makes the heartbreaking decision to put his art aside and take responsibility for his new relationship with Miyokichi. As years pass and distance grows, Kikuhiko decides it's up to him to bring his friend back to the theater. His determination takes him to the country, where Sukeroku...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A hapless young man is released from prison with nothing to his name, but he knows exactly what he wants: to train in the art of rakugo comedic storytelling. After seeing an unforgettable performance from one of Japan's greatest masters, Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, during his time in jail, he will settle for nothing less than to become apprentice to the best. Yakumo, notorious for taking no students, is persuaded to take him on, and nicknames him Yotaro,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A hapless young man is released from prison with nothing to his name, but he knows exactly what he wants: to train in the art of rakugo comedic storytelling. After seeing an unforgettable performance from one of Japan's greatest masters, Yakumo Yurakutei VIII, during his time in jail, he will settle for nothing less than to become apprentice to the best. Yakumo, notorious for taking no students, is persuaded to take him on, and nicknames him Yotaro,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The last great rakugo storyteller of the Showa Era, Yakumo Yurakutei III, continues to tell his apprentice, Yotaro, of the promise he made to his late best friend and rival, Sukeroku. As both men worked toward their debut as shin'uchi, they had to come to terms with what drove them forward--for Sukeroku, it was to create a path for the future of rakugo, and for Yakumo, then known as Kikuhiko, it was to discover a rakugo that was uniquely his own....
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Time, which had stopped for Kikuhiko and Sukeroku, begins to move again at last. Sukeroku retakes his place on stage, and the warmth of the audience's love reminds him of what it means to be a storyteller. The stage is set for his triumphant return to Tokyo with Kikuhiko, and there, together, they can build the future of rakugo they've been dreaming of. But before they can, a ghost from both Kikuhiko and Sukeroku's past returns, threatening to drag...
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