[Two male protagonists] (Musical actor Lalang? Derivative?)
Rudolf ❌ Death Tod (like this in every life)
Fifth reincarnation
The First Life: Vienna, 19th Century. Death and the Crown Prince, from chess pieces to sweetheart, from use to deep love. Mayerling's gunshot, a farewell kiss under the moonlight. (Elizabeth)
Second life: The God of Death reincarnated as the musical genius Mozart and lost all his memory. Rudolf becomes the new Death and takes his daughter to find him. Genius and Death fell in love in music and said goodbye in the last note of the Requiem. (Mozart)
The third generation: Showa period. Rudolf was reincarnated as the rakugo master "Kiku Hiko", and the god of death was reincarnated as a radical literary youth. Love in the flames of war, unfinished manuscripts, he died in his arms, he guarded his manuscripts and waited for peace, and then followed in the footsteps of his lover. (In the heart of Showa Genroku Rakugo)
The fourth generation: modern city. Rudolf and the God of Death reincarnated as ordinary lovers and ran a hotel together. The death of their father caused the two to drift apart and eventually divorce. Many years later, with the secret help of their daughter, they solved their misunderstanding and fell in love again in a hilarious farce. (Sink)
The Fifth Life: Contemporary. Two musical theater actors meet at a rehearsal. He is the prince of the musical theater world, he is the newcomer to crossover. They play the role of Death and the Crown Prince in "Elizabeth", retrieving the memories of their past lives in every note. In this life, there is no identity gap, no social barriers, just two equal souls who deeply love each other.
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