Clouds Over the Hill(2009)
War & PoliticsDrama
First Air Date: 2009-11-29
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 7.7
Votes: 14
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 13
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.
Keywords
based on novel or bookmeiji periodrusso-japanese war
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Season 01
Episodes: 5E01
"Shōnen no Kuni" (少年の国)
Air Date: 2009-11-29
After the defeat of Bakufu system which lasted for 260 years, more modern nation “Meiji” was born in Japan. However, ...
E02
"Seiun" (青雲)
Air Date: 2009-12-06
In 1884, a year has passed since Saneyuki and Shiki moved to Tokyo, a different world from Iyo-Matsuyama due to Weste...
E03
"Kokka Meidō" (国家鳴動)
Air Date: 2009-12-13
“Land of the children,” Meiji Japan that began treading in rough water of Western power has been suffering from a wor...
E04
"Nisshin Kaisen" (日清開戦)
Air Date: 2009-12-20
In 1894, Russia advances policy of southward expansion, Qing Dynasty says that Korea is its vassal state and Japan wa...
E05
"Ryūgaku Sei" (留学生)
Air Date: 2009-12-27
September 1895, Saneyuki visited Shiki in Matsuyama as a warship, "Tsukushi",returned to Kure. At that time, Shiki ha...
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