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笑わぬ男

笑わぬ男 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
Japan

How it feels

In 1920s Osaka, a young man named Fumio resists following his father into comedy but is forced to take over after his sudden death. Left alone and struggling to understand his mentor's intentions, he drifts through affairs and distractions.

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What happens

『わらわぬおとこ』はNHK「銀河ドラマ」で1970年7月20日から7月31日まで放送された連続テレビドラマである。カラー作品。全10回。NHK大阪制作。 大正の末、大阪で人気のあった泉楽天のひとり息子文夫は、子役として舞台に立つことを嫌い進学を志していたが、父の急逝で否応なく喜劇の世界へ引きずり込まれてしまう。行く末を案じてなにくれと世話を焼いてくれた遠縁のおたまが嫁ぐと、文夫は天涯孤独の身となった。師匠格の楽坊は文夫に脚本の修業を命じるが、その意図を理解しかねる文夫は修業に身が入らず、女性遍歴を重ねてゆく。やがて芝居茶屋のお茶子、おきぬが妊娠した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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