Clouds Over the Hill

Name: Clouds Over the Hill
Genre: War & Politics, Drama
Released: 2009-11-29
Rating: 7.714
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Hiroshi Abe, Miho Kanno, Takako Matsu, Marina Aleksandrova

7.7First aired 2009-11-29Last aired 2011-12-25Status: Ended

War & PoliticsDrama

Seasons: 3
Episodes: 13
Networks: NHK BS1

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.