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Laughing Under the Clouds

Laughing Under the Clouds

20147.11 Season12 EpisodesEnded

Overview

When swords were outlawed in the eleventh year of the Meiji era, the mighty samurai population began to dwindle. Those who rejected the ban on blades rebelled, causing violent unrest to erupt throughout the countryside. To combat the rise in criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement – but could there be more to their mission than meets the eye?

Created by Yuya Takahashi
Written by Yuya Takahashi
Produced by Hiroyuki Inage, Toshio Nakatani, Junnosuke Ito
NetworksNippon TVAT-XSun TV

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Top Cast

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Soramaru Kumo (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Tenka Kumo (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Shirasu Kinjo (voice)

Tsubasa Yonaga

Tsubasa Yonaga

Chutaro Kumo (voice)

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Themes & Keywords

swordplaysamuraibrotherpolicesupernaturalslapstick comedyninjabased on mangaspirithistoricalfamilyhardshipexorcistshoujoanimeabsurdistjoseimeiji period

About Laughing Under the Clouds

Laughing Under the Clouds is a animation, action & adventure, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 2014 exploring themes of swordplay, samurai, brother, police, supernatural, slapstick comedy. Created by Yuya Takahashi, it stars Yuki Kaji, Yuichi Nakamura, Takahiro Sakurai. When swords were outlawed in the eleventh year of the Meiji era, the mighty samurai population began to dwindle. Those who rejected the ban on blades rebelled, causing violent unrest to erupt throughout the countryside. To combat the rise in criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement – but could there be more to their mission than meets the eye?

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