S1.E1 ∙ Episode 1 Fri, Jan 08, 2016 After being released from prison, aspiring storyteller Kyoji begs the great actor Kikuhiko to take him as apprentice, and teach him the art of rakugo. 8.1 /10
S1.E2 ∙ Episode 2 Fri, Jan 15, 2016 In the 1930's, two very different boys, the introverted Kikuhiko and the exuberant Hatsutaro, are taken as apprentices by a distinguished rakugo master. 8.3 /10
S1.E3 ∙ Episode 3 Fri, Jan 22, 2016 As Hatsutaro and master Yakumo enlist to fight in WWII, Kikuhiko retreats to the countryside, where his love for rakugo flowers. 8.5 /10
S1.E4 ∙ Episode 4 Fri, Jan 29, 2016 Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro try to make their way in the booming rakugo industry of post-war Japan. 8.5 /10
S1.E5 ∙ Episode 5 Fri, Feb 05, 2016 Forced to play a role outside of his comfort zone, Kikuhiko has his first major artistic success. 8.8 /10
S1.E6 ∙ Episode 6 Fri, Feb 12, 2016 After his successful stage performance, Kikuhiko begins to discover his voice in rakugo. 8.4 /10
S1.E7 ∙ Episode 7 Fri, Feb 19, 2016 Finally in demand as a rakugo artist, Kikuhiko slowly estranges his love, Miyokichi. 8.3 /10
S1.E8 ∙ Episode 8 Fri, Feb 26, 2016 With the prospect of being promoted, Kikuhiko has to break up with Miyokichi. Together with Hatsutaro, he swears to keep the art of rakugo alive. 8.8 /10
S1.E9 ∙ Episode 9 Fri, Mar 04, 2016 After Hatsutaro is expelled by his master, he and Kikuhiko struggle with their future. 9.1 /10
S1.E10 ∙ Episode 10 Fri, Mar 11, 2016 Kikuhiko becomes the eighth generation Yakumo Yurakutei with the death of his master, and finds the peace he had so long been looking for. 8.9 /10
S1.E11 ∙ Episode 11 Fri, Mar 18, 2016 Five years after their break-up, Kikuhiko travels to the countryside to convince Hatsutaro to take up rakugo again. 8.9 /10
S1.E12 ∙ Episode 12 Fri, Mar 25, 2016 Kikuhiko and Hatsutaro prepare to perform together for the first time in years. 9.4 /10
S1.E13 ∙ Episode 13 Fri, Apr 01, 2016 Now that his apprentice Kyoji has been promoted, Kikuhiko reflects on the life he has lived, and the fading art of rakugo. 8.9 /10