92
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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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 92GoodWatch 92
IMDb9.2
Time to watch it all
6 h
8 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: done in 8 nights.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
First aired
2016
January 14, 2016
Ended 2016
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Directing · 1
- Kawano Hideaki Director
Writing · 1
- Yuki Fujimoto Screenplay
Editing · 1
- Kanako Fujisawa Editor
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