Sakai is a city near Osaka by the bay famous for its swords in the old days and kitchen knives today. Norio is an antique dealer in the city. Sasuke is a potter in the city. Seventeenth century tea master Sen No Rikyu appears before them one day.

A celebration of the ancient art of Japanese rakugo, roughly translated as “comic storytelling”. The film is interspersed with numerous funerals and wakes, songs, dances, and often disgustingly crude jokes.

三谷幸喜经过四年久休复出，连同一众当红演员呈上拿手喜剧，让各大影迷一饱眼福。一天从医院醒来，黒田不只发现自己失忆兼无钱找数，竟然还是当今日本首相！只是这个首相真的不太爽，原来他民望跌破新低，还因此受袭昏迷。三个忠心秘书论论尽尽终于把他捉回办公室，再绞尽脑汁隐瞒老板失忆的事实，对象除了市民、记者，竟还有首相夫人…… 三谷幸喜把荷里活经典喜剧桥段放到日本政治斗兽场，以幽默感笑尽社会百态，拍出这出令人拍案叫绝的官场现形记。