Tiger and Dragon

Tiger and Dragon

Don't make me cry. I want to make you laugh.

TV-14 2005 · 1 season · 11 eps · ★ 7.1 · Drama, Comedy

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A young yakuza thug apprentices with an indebted comic "rakugo" performer, whose not-so-fashionable son runs a clothes shop in the Harajuku backstreets.

Directed by Osamu Katayama · Written by Kankuro Kudo

Network: TBS

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