Tiger and Dragon (2005)
A young yakuza thug apprentices with an indebted comic "rakugo" performer, whose not-so-fashionable son runs a clothes shop in the Harajuku backstreets.
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Episode 1 - Turf Beach
Release Date: 2005-04-15Despite having trained for two months, Toraji still can't memorize a whole story. His boss asks him to investigate Ginjiro, who is acting strange.
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Episode 2 - The Manju We Fear
Release Date: 2005-04-22Toraji is tasked with causing trouble at his superior’s wedding party. Later, he learns a rakugo story about a man with an odd fear of steamed buns.
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Episode 3 - Tea Ceremony
Release Date: 2005-04-29Ryuji's big chance arrives when his fashion brand catches the attention of a famous producer. Donbei takes on a new, highly skilled apprentice.
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Episode 4 - Gonsuke's Lantern
Release Date: 2005-05-06Toraji has a hard time understanding the concept of marriage in one of his stories. Donbei reveals a startling secret about his college days.
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Episode 5 - A Stable Fire
Release Date: 2005-05-13After seeing a married couple perform at his first-ever manzai comedy show, an impressed Toraji decides to be their manager to find them more gigs.
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Episode 6 - A Crow Cawing at Daybreak
Release Date: 2005-05-20Toraji convinces his boss to let Ginjiro handle a job on his own. Concerned that Donkichi is in his 40s and single, Ryuji and Donta plan a group date.
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Episode 7 - Cat's Plate
Release Date: 2005-05-27The Rakugo Association decides to hold a contest to recruit young talent. Toraji tries asking Ryuji to return to the stage, but he’s flatly declined.
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Episode 8 - Sudden Impulse
Release Date: 2005-06-03In a bid to impress his father, Ginjiro acts on information gained from an old friend to extort a rival gang, but he soon finds himself in a pinch.
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Episode 9 - Careless Tenement House
Release Date: 2005-06-10A starving Yasuo suddenly appears before Toraji and tells him that he’s on the run from his gang. Later, Ryuji’s clothing store is ransacked by thugs.
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Episode 10 - Shinagawa Double Suicide
Release Date: 2005-06-17With the Shinjuku Ryuseikai on the verge of collapsing, Toraji must make a difficult decision. Ryuji resolves to return to the world of rakugo.
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Episode 11 - The Child Is a Clamp
Release Date: 2005-06-24Three years later, Toraji leaves prison to find that a lot has changed. He visits the rakugo hall and makes a heartbreaking discovery.