Hibana (2016)

Original title

火花

Directed by

Ryūichi Hiroki

Genre

drama television series

Country

Japan

Length

1 season, 10 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aspiring comedian in Osaka apprentices under a more experienced manzai performer. Their relationship deepens as they navigate the difficult path to success in comedy.

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What happens

Hibana: Spark (火花) is a television series adaptation of the novel Spark by Naoki Matayoshi. It premiered worldwide on Netflix on June 2, 2016. The story follows an aspiring stand-up comedian Tokunaga (Kento Hayashi), who embarks on an apprenticeship with Kamiya (Kazuki Namioka), a seasoned manzai artist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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