Today is Nippori

Nippori, Tokyo, in the 1963-60s was a warm town where the aroma of miso soup always lingered in the air. The apartment building there, Suzuki-so, had no running water or kitchen in the rooms. Shigeo's family room was also a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room for the family of four. But laughter rang out from the room. He recalled the transvestite couple living in the next room, the comedy show he went to with his father, his first love and friendship, his first TV appearance, memories of his grandfather, and his dream of becoming a comedian. Even the scents of the nostalgic downtown scenes from the Showa era are brought back to life. This is the story of the childhood of actor and TV personality Tsurutaro Kataoka.