Chikaemon: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Chikaemon
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2016-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-03-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 43 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 61553
• TVDB ID: 308936

Cast and credited roles

• Matsuo Suzuki — Chikamatsu Monzaemon
• Munetaka Aoki — Mankichi
• Yuka — Osode

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2016-01-14; final listed air date 2016-03-03; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Chikaemon on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.