Chikaemon

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.

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First Aired

Jan 14, 2016

Last Aired

Mar 3, 2016

Episode Runtime

45m

Network

NHK

Original Name

ちかえもん

Country

JP