Wakeful Nights - AnimEigo
Filed under: Comedy
Wakeful Nights, (aka “A Hardest Night!!") is a comedy set in the world of Rakugo (Japanese comic storytelling). When the leader of a rakugo troupe (Hiroyuki Nagato) dies his wake becomes a tribute to the art of raunchy storytelling. The first story involves his oldest protégé, Kyoji (Takashi Sasano) misunderstanding his final wishes. Nearing death, he half mutters a phrase which sounds a whole lot like a slang term for a particular female body part. Stunned but determined, Kyoji enlists the help of another troupe member’s wife Kyota (Kiichi Nakai), who in turn gives the old man a final thrill, only to find out that’s not what he said at all. That’s only the beginning of the stories that are told as more members pass on over time.
Available at Amazon.com on 4/1/2008.Tags: rakugo
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