Japan Synopsis
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“It is an ensemble drama that opens with laughter and connects failure to hope!”
A comedy trio who gave up on their dreams and disbanded. An older sister who quit working in a company and became a shell of her former self. A younger sister who works in the city at night without a goal. 5 people who can't come back from their failures. In their 20s. But these failures are just a "lead up" to success later in life!? It is an ensemble drama that opens with laughter and connects failure to hope! Takaiwa Haruto (Suda Masaki), Minowa Junpei (Nakano Taiga), and Asabuki Shunta (Kamiki Ryunosuke) are members of the unpopular comedy trio, "Macbeth". Nakahama Rihoko (Arimura Kasumi) is a waitress at the family restaurant where the trio always meet to create stories. Tsumugi (Furukawa Kotone) is her younger sister. Every episode begins with the skit of the comedy trio "Macbeth" and as the title suggests, the opening conte* is connected as an important hint to the rest of the episode's story. (Source: @kamikidays)
Also On Nippon TV
Other series that aired on Nippon TV.
Other Titles From Nippon Television Network Corporation
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
Life's Punchline holds position #156 of 452 Japan seriess in the 2020–2022 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2020s Japan Landscape
2021 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 170 titles released, including Life's Punchline. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (539 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 169 other Japan seriess in 2021.
The 4261st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).
Audience Engagement
19 audience reviews — more than 34% of Japan seriess in our index.
Popularity sits at the 22th percentile among Japan seriess.
Broadcast Timeline
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #991 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (78th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #423 of 1,933 (top 22%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Nippon Television Network Corporation |
| Series Type | Scripted |
| Seasons / Episodes | 1 / 10 |
| Release Date | April 17, 2021 |
| Official Site | www.ntv.co.jp |
Questions Answered
When did Life's Punchline end?
Life's Punchline finished its run with its final episode airing on June 19, 2021.
Where did Life's Punchline air?
Life's Punchline aired on Nippon TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.