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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.
Year: 2011
Genre: War & Politics, Drama
Country: Japan
Studio: NHK BS1
Director: Hisashi Nozawa, Ryōtarō Shiba
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Hiroshi Abe, Miho Kanno, Takako Matsu, Marina Aleksandrova
Crew: Takashi Nakamura (Production Supervisor), 西村与志木 (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Nov 29, 2009
Last Air date: Dec 25, 2011
Season: 3 Season
Episode: 13 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 8.20/10 by 13.00 users
Popularity: 5.7794
Language: Japanese, English
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