Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 9 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781632366610)

A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.

DECISIVE MOMENT

Faced with the limits of his physical body and confronted with the reality of the changing world around him, Yakumo turns his back on his art. Yotaro, however, refuses to let him give up, and convinces Yakumo to perform "The God of Death" for a friend in prison. Yotaro hopes that this performance will inspire others in the same way that Yakumo once inspired him, but the performance ends up hitting a little too close to home...

The story of the next generation continues.

Author: Haruko Kumota
ISBN-10: 1632366614
ISBN-13: 9781632366610
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Language: English
Published: 10/02/2018
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.70w x 0.60d