Saka no Ue no Kumo
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Details
- Title: 坂の上の雲
- Title (romaji): Saka no Ue no Kumo
- Also known as: Clouds Over the Hill
- Format: Renzoku
- Genre: Period drama
- Episodes: 13
- Broadcast network: NHK
- Broadcast period: Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011
- Air time: Sunday 20:00
Synopsis
The story takes place during Japan's tumultuous 19th century Meiji Period and is told through the military officers and brothers, Akiyama Yoshifuru and Akiyama Saneyuki and the poet Masaoka Shiki who used their ingenuity to fight an uphill battle during the Russo-Japanese War.
Cast
- Motoki Masahiro as Akiyama Yoshifuru
- Abe Hiroshi as Akiyama Saneyuki
- Kagawa Teruyuki as Masaoka Shiki
- Kanno Miho as Masaoka Ritsu
- Ozawa Yukiyoshi as Natsume Soseki
- Matsu Takako
- Ito Shiro
- Takeshita Keiko
Production Credits
- Original writing: Shiba Ryotaro (司馬遼太郎) Saka no Ue no Kumo (nonfiction novel)
- Screenwriter: Nozawa Hisashi, Ikehata Shunsaku (池端俊策), Okazaki Sakae (岡崎栄)
Notes
- Filming locations include China and Russia.
- The production cost is estimated at 60 million yen.