Masaki Okada and voice actor Akira Ishida share the same role (Yakumo Yurakutei in the Showa Genroku Rakugo live-action and anime series) for the second time, after both having portrayed Kotaro Katsura in the Gintama films and anime.
The show has a rakugo master, Kyotarou Yanagiya, serving to supervise the rakugo routines in the show.
"Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju" takes over NHK's Friday 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "An Invisible Cradle" and followed by "Tokusatsu Gagaga" on January 18, 2019.
Based on manga series "Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju" by Haruko Kumota (published from March 25, 2010 to June 7, 2016 in Japanese manga magazine ITAN).