A celebration of the ancient art of Japanese rakugo, roughly translated as “comic storytelling”. The film is interspersed with numerous funerals and wakes, songs, dances, and often disgustingly crude jokes.
Kiichi Nakai
Hashita
Yoshino Kimura
Shigeko
Houka Kinoshita
Kyoshi
Takashi Sasano
Kyoji
Ken Ogata
Acting
Masaaki Sakai
Boss
Hiroyuki Nagato
Master
Ittoku Kishibe
Ryoko Yonekura
Mifune
Three Colors: White
Mississippi Burning
Giant
May Fools
Swan Song
The Funeral
The Comedy
Best Man Down
Achilles and the Tortoise
South Park (Not Suitable for Children)
Death by Hanging
Hard to Die
The Edge of Heaven
A Bronx Tale
Snow Cake
Scoop
The Middle Man
Family Weekend
Shogun's Samurai