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Donten: Laughing Under the Clouds - Gaiden: Chapter 1 - One Year After the Battle

2017 · 50 min

A quiet, somber epilogue that lingers on family wounds and buried secrets, with brief bursts of fantasy action.

Directed by
Tetsuya Wakano
Genres
Animation, Action, Adventure
Starring
Yuichi Nakamura, Yuki Kaji, Tsubasa Yonaga
Overview
One year has passed after the great battle against the Orochi (gigantic snake). Tenka Kumo had been paralyzed from the final battle and he took part of the government’s human experiment before the battle. Tenka withdrew himself from society but his younger brothers Soramaru and Chutaro find out the secret past about their older brother.

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Directed by
Tetsuya Wakano
Genres
Animation, Action, Adventure
Starring
Yuichi Nakamura, Yuki Kaji, Tsubasa Yonaga
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • memory
  • guilt
  • healing
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism3
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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animation, action, adventure, fantasy
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
50 min
Country
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Languages
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