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Laughing Under the Clouds

2014 · 1 season

A blend of sword-fighting action and slapstick comedy, with a historical setting and supernatural undertones that keeps you engaged.

Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
Overview
When swords were outlawed in the eleventh year of the Meiji era, the mighty samurai population began to dwindle. Those who rejected the ban on blades rebelled, causing violent unrest to erupt throughout the countryside. To combat the rise in criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement – but could there be more to their mission than meets the eye?

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Genres
Animation, Action & adventure, Sci-fi & fantasy
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour5
Realism3
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy
Written by
Yuya Takahashi
Starring
Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai, Tsubasa Yonaga
Music
Shuichiro Fukuhiro
Cinematography
Yasushi Kudo
Length
1 seasons, 12 episodes, 23 min each
Network
Nippon TV, AT-X, Sun TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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