Rakugo Monogatari 2011 (Japan), also known as Rakugo Monogatari Namida Mo Yagate, Egao Ni Kawaru, Shitamachi Ninjou Monogatari, 落語物語 涙もやがて, 笑顔にかわる, 下町人情物語 is Japan drama premiere on Mar 12, 2011
Haruki Masato is a shy youth who gets swept away when he happens upon a rakugo performance. He knocks on the door of rakugo master Imadoka Shoroku in Tokyo’s old downtown and somehow gets taken on as a disciple, and embarks on a path to become a rakugo comedian under the name of Imadoka Koharu.