Clouds Over the Hill

Clouds Over the Hill

2009 · 3 seasons · 13 eps · ★ 7.7 · War & Politics, Drama

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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.

Created by Hisashi Nozawa, Ryōtarō Shiba

Network: NHK BS1

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Masahiro Motoki 秋山真之
Hiroshi Abe 秋山好古
Miho Kanno 正岡律
Takako Matsu 秋山多美
Marina Aleksandrova アリアズナ
Teruyuki Kagawa 正岡子規
Mieko Harada 正岡八重
Takahiro Fujimoto 広瀬武夫
Naoto Takenaka 小村寿太郎
Akira Emoto 乃木知幸介
Tsurutaro Kataoka 八代六郎
Toshiyuki Nishida 高橋是清

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