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 web television series directed by Mitsuno Michio and starring Akiyoshi Nakao, Tetsuji Tamayama and Hiroyuki Onoue. 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.^[1][2][3]

It was ordered direct-to-series, and the first full season premiered on Netflix streaming on July 20, 2018.

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.^[4]

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.^[5]