Synopsis

Tamon Aito (50), a second-generation rakugo performer, avoids traditional stories to escape comparison with his famous father and master, Kanzo (75). Instead, he performs original material, but it fails to connect with audiences. He struggles financially and works part-time to make ends meet. Now retired due to dementia, Kanzo needs constant care, and Tamon—living alone with him—feels the weight of growing burdens. One day, Kiko Hamamoto (28), an aspiring stand-up comedian, sees Tamon’s show and recognizes a story from a tape her mother, Yoko (50), once loved. Moved, she uses it in her act, sparking a chain of events that changes all their lives.