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Jimmy: The True Story of a True Idiot

TV-MA
2018–2018·Ended·1 Seasons·9 Episodes·46 min·Netflix·Friday · 12:00
Studio: Kyodo Television, Netflix, YD Creation, Yoshimoto Kogyo
TMDb5.3
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Japan
Japanese · Foreign
FOREIGN
ComedyDrama

Overview

In the 1980s, a simple-minded fool named Hideaki meets comedy legend Sanma, changes his name to Jimmy and becomes a comedic superstar.

Cast

Akiyoshi Nakao
Akiyoshi Nakao
Jimmy Ohnishi
Tetsuji Tamayama
Tetsuji Tamayama
Akashiya Sanma
Hiroyuki Onoue
Hiroyuki Onoue
Murakami Shoji
Rokkaku Seiji
Rokkaku Seiji
Mr. Okure
Shohei Uno
Shohei Uno
Totzan
Mari Hamada
Mari Hamada
Yasuhi Nakamura
Yasuhi Nakamura
Satomi Tezuka
Satomi Tezuka
Katsuhisa Namase
Katsuhisa Namase
Ikuji Nakamura
Ikuji Nakamura
Haruka Kinami
Haruka Kinami
Yuichi Yasoda
Yuichi Yasoda
Chizuru Ikewaki
Chizuru Ikewaki
Yoichi Nukumizu
Yoichi Nukumizu
Koichi Sato
Koichi Sato
Ginnojo Yamazaki
Ginnojo Yamazaki
Eri Tokunaga
Eri Tokunaga
Kyōko Yanagihara
Kyōko Yanagihara
Yuta Kanai
Yuta Kanai
Jimmy Onishi
Jimmy Onishi

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Keywords

comedianbased on true story1980sowarai

Seasons

Season 19 episodes
2018
1
Episode 1
2018-07-20
54m10.0es761290
2
Episode 2
2018-07-20
40m0.0es761291
3
Episode 3
2018-07-20
39m0.0es761292
4
Episode 4
2018-07-20
41m0.0es761293
5
Episode 5
2018-07-20
42m0.0es761294
6
Episode 6
2018-07-20
39m0.0es761295
7
Episode 7
2018-07-20
42m0.0es761296
8
Episode 8
2018-07-20
45m0.0es761297
9
Episode 9
2018-07-20
64m0.0es761298
Added: 5/14/2026Updated: 6/4/2026