Kasei Yakyoku Episode 2


Kasei Yakyoku

Other Name: Nightsong of Splendor, Night Song of Splendor, Starlight Nocturne, Gasei Yakyoku, 華星夜曲

Summary: The story takes place in old Tokyo, the Tokyo of August-September 1923 (Showa 12). At this moment in time, the city is a mixture of extremes… past and present, rich and poor, good and bad. This is a city where we see both horsecarts and motorcars, swords and pistols, lords and businessmen.

A wealthy woman from an upper-class family finds herself attracted to a handsome young man, Taka. He and his younger brother seem to be allied, perhaps not entirely willingly, with some of the city’s criminal underground (Yakuza). The lady’s lovely young maidservant,…Continue reading

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