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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.
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Hisashi Nozawa profile
Hisashi Nozawa

creator

Ryōtarō Shiba profile
Ryōtarō Shiba

creator

Cast

Masahiro Motoki profile
Masahiro Motoki

秋山真之

Total episodes: 13

Hiroshi Abe profile
Hiroshi Abe

秋山好古

Total episodes: 13

Miho Kanno profile
Miho Kanno

正岡律

Total episodes: 13

Takako Matsu profile
Takako Matsu

秋山多美

Total episodes: 13

Marina Aleksandrova profile
Marina Aleksandrova

アリアズナ

Total episodes: 13

Teruyuki Kagawa profile
Teruyuki Kagawa

正岡子規

Total episodes: 9

Mieko Harada profile
Mieko Harada

正岡八重

Total episodes: 9

Takahiro Fujimoto profile
Takahiro Fujimoto

広瀬武夫

Total episodes: 9

Naoto Takenaka profile
Naoto Takenaka

小村寿太郎

Total episodes: 9

Akira Emoto profile
Akira Emoto

乃木知幸介

Total episodes: 9

Tsurutaro Kataoka profile
Tsurutaro Kataoka

八代六郎

Total episodes: 9

Toshiyuki Nishida profile
Toshiyuki Nishida

高橋是清

Total episodes: 9

Masahiro Motoki profile
Masahiro Motoki

秋山真之

Total episodes: 13

Hiroshi Abe profile
Hiroshi Abe

秋山好古

Total episodes: 13

Miho Kanno profile
Miho Kanno

正岡律

Total episodes: 13

Takako Matsu profile
Takako Matsu

秋山多美

Total episodes: 13

Marina Aleksandrova profile
Marina Aleksandrova

アリアズナ

Total episodes: 13

Teruyuki Kagawa profile
Teruyuki Kagawa

正岡子規

Total episodes: 9

Mieko Harada profile
Mieko Harada

正岡八重

Total episodes: 9

Takahiro Fujimoto profile
Takahiro Fujimoto

広瀬武夫

Total episodes: 9

Naoto Takenaka profile
Naoto Takenaka

小村寿太郎

Total episodes: 9

Akira Emoto profile
Akira Emoto

乃木知幸介

Total episodes: 9

Tsurutaro Kataoka profile
Tsurutaro Kataoka

八代六郎

Total episodes: 9

Toshiyuki Nishida profile
Toshiyuki Nishida

高橋是清

Total episodes: 9

Extra

Release Date

November 29, 2009

Last air Date

December 25, 2011

Status

Ended

Original Language

English, Japanese

Networks

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Available On

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seasons

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Season 3

Aired on: 2011 | 4 Episodes

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