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Clouds Over the Hill

2009–2011 · 3 seasons

A stately, sweeping historical pageant that rewards patience with grand battles and quiet, weighty reflection on a changing nation.

Genres
War & politics, Drama
Overview
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.
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
War, ambition, identity, class
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    war & politics, drama
    Created by
    Hisashi Nozawa, Ryōtarō Shiba
    Starring
    Masahiro Motoki, Hiroshi Abe, Teruyuki Kagawa, Miho Kanno, Takako Matsu, Mieko Harada, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Koji Matoba
    Music
    Joe Hisaishi
    Length
    3 seasons, 13 episodes
    Network
    NHK BS1
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese, English

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