Hibana: Spark

Hibana: Spark is a Japanese drama television series distributed by Netflix. The series follows an aspiring standup comedian that begins an apprenticeship with a seasoned comedian.

Summary
"Hibana: Spark is a story of two young men advocating the meaning of living and feelings of love—portrayed through a decade of the lives of young men who gave their everything to the unique Japanese world of storytelling and MANZAI comedy. The story is based on the novel “HIBANA” which was awarded the 153rd Akutagawa Prize, the summit of Japanese literature, written by Naoki Matayoshi, who is himself a comedian and a part of the comic duo ‘Peace’."

- Netflix press release

Cast and Characters

 * Kento Hayashi as Tokunaga
 * Kazuki Namioka as Kamiya
 * Mugi Kadowaki as Maki
 * Masao Yoshii as Makoto Yamashita
 * Hideaki Murata as Kazuya Obayashi

Episodes

 * Season One


 * Episode 1
 * Episode 2
 * Episode 3
 * Episode 4
 * Episode 5
 * Episode 6
 * Episode 7
 * Episode 8
 * Episode 9
 * Episode 10