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Clouds Over the Hill
Saka no Ue no Kumo is an NHK 21st Century special drama which was aired over three years starting from November 29, 2009. The series runs 13 episodes at 90 minutes each. The first series, with 5 episodes, was broadcast in 2009, while series two and three, each with 4 episodes, were broadcast in late 2010 and 2011. While most episodes were shot in Japan, one of the episodes in series two was shot in Latvia. The TV series is based on the novel Saka no ue no kumo by Ryōtarō Shiba and adopted by Hisashi Nozawa. The theme song of the drama series is titled "Stand Alone". It was composed by Joe Hisaishi, written by Kundo Koyama and performed by British soprano singer Sarah Brightman.
Seasons
- Season 01 — 5 episodes (November 29, 2009)
- Season 2 — 4 episodes (December 5, 2010)
- Season 3 — 4 episodes (December 4, 2011)
Cast
- Masahiro Motoki as 秋山真之
- Hiroshi Abe as 秋山好古
- Miho Kanno as 正岡律
- Takako Matsu as 秋山多美
- Marina Aleksandrova as アリアズナ
Details
- Created by
- Hisashi Nozawa and Ryōtarō Shiba
- First aired
- November 29, 2009
- Episodes
- 13
- Genres
- War & Politics, Drama
- Network
- NHK BS1
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.7 / 10 from 14 votes
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