Passion for Punchlines (2023)
Original title: だが、情熱はある
Passion for Punchlines is a 2023 Japanese-language drama series. It stars Kaito Takahashi, Kazufumi Kojima and Manato Kuwana.
May 31, 2021, as COVID-19 continued to spread, Masayasu Wakabayashi and Ryota Yamasato were on stage in front of an empty house getting ready for their live stream show. Although they’re from different comedy duos, The Nankai Candies and Audrey, they decided to create Tarinai Futari to perform new jokes about their complexes. Their final show is today.
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Cast
- Kaito Takahashi as Wakabayashi Masayasu
- Kazufumi Kojima as Wakabayashi Masayasu (early childhood)
- Manato Kuwana as Wakabayashi Masayasu (childhood)
- Shintaro Morimoto as Yamasato Ryota
- Minato Morita as Yamasato Ryota (early childhood)
- Suzuki Katsuki as Yamasato Ryota (childhood)
- Junki Tozuka as Kasuga Toshiaki
- Miu Tomita as Yamazaki Shizuyo
- Ken Mitsuishi as Wakabayashi Naruyoshi
- Shoko Ikezu as Wakabayashi Chie
- Yumena Yanai as WakabaYashi Mai
- Rin Furukawa as WakabaYashi Mai (childhood)