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Chikaemon (2016)

First aired January 14, 201645m/ep1 season · 8 epsEnded
Drama
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Overview

Monzaemon Chikamatsu is a middle-age dramatist of jōruri (form of puppet theater that preceded bunraku and kabuki), but he is in a slump. His wife left him and his mother is fed up with him. All he does now is drink. The man then meets a gambler named Mankichi and his life begins to change.

Top Billed Cast

Suzuki Matsuo

Suzuki Matsuo

Chikamatsu Monzaemon

Munetaka Aoki

Munetaka Aoki

Mankichi

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Japanese

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

March 3, 2016

Networks

NHK

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