Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot (Jimmy〜アホみたいなホンマの話〜, Jimmy: Aho Mitai na Honma no Hanashi) is a 2018 Japanese-language television series directed by Mitsuno Michio and starring Akiyoshi Nakao, Tetsuji Tamayama and Hiroyuki Onoue. Based on a true story, the plot revolves around simple-minded Hideaki Onishi as he meets series producer and Japanese comedy legend Sanma Akashiya, changes his name to Jimmy, and transforms into a comedy star. Jimmy's comedy leans heavily on slapstick and silly humour, against a backdrop of drama which drives the narrative forward.
It was ordered direct-to-series, and the first full season premiered on Netflix streaming on July 20, 2018.
Contents
Cast
Akiyoshi Nakao as Jimmy Onishi
Tetsuji Tamayama as Sanma Akashiya
Hiroyuki Onoue as Shoji Murakami
Seiji Rokkaku as Mr. Okure
Shōhei Uno as Totzan
Shintarō Hazama as Kanpei Hazama
Yuta Kanai as Shinsuke Shimada
Chizuru Ikewaki as Shinobu Otake
Haruka Kinami as Kyōko Takamiya
Kōichi Satō as Keisuke Miyake
Takuya Kimura as a comedian (cameo)
Production
Keisuke Koide was originally cast as Sanma, but he was dropped from the project after his underage sex scandal.
Release
The full first season of Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot consisting of 9 episodes premiered on Netflix streaming on July 20, 2018.