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Laughing Under the Clouds

23min

Animation

Comedy

Drama

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?

Production Companies

Doga Kobo

Nippon Television Network Corporation

VAP

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Three Brothers, Standing Under the Clouds

1. Three Brothers, Standing Under the Clouds

23min

4th Oct 2014

The three Kumoh brothers ferry criminals to the largest prison in Japan, Gokumonjo. One day, a criminal escapes en route to the prison…

Cutthroat, Sneering at the Clouds

2. Cutthroat, Sneering at the Clouds

23min

11th Oct 2014

The day after the incident with the escaped criminal, Tenka heads to the clinic where he finds out that a murderer is heading toward Kumoh Shrine.

Second Son, Undercover in Prison

3. Second Son, Undercover in Prison

23min

18th Oct 2014

Soramaru wants to be stronger so Tenka can rely on him, so he asks Sosei to train him. But Soramaru has to prove his worth first…

Fuma, Sneaking through the Prison Gate

4. Fuma, Sneaking through the Prison Gate

23min

25th Oct 2014

Soramaru meets a mysterious masked man in Gokumonjo and regains memories of the past. Meanwhile, Shirasu is on his way to rescue him…

Tenka, Shaken by Turmoil

5. Tenka, Shaken by Turmoil

23min

1st Nov 2014

Soramaru brings the information from Gokumonjo to the Yamainu to try to make a deal with them while Tenka is home sick…

The Sun, Disappearing into the Clouds

6. The Sun, Disappearing into the Clouds

23min

8th Nov 2014

Soramaru and Chutaro discover the relationship between the Orochi and the Kumoh family and learn of the burden Tenka was carrying by himself…

Fleeting Laughter

7. Fleeting Laughter

23min

15th Nov 2014

Six hundred years ago, Abe no Hirari met Botan and the predecessors of the Kumoh and Sasaki families and battled the Orochi of the Kamakura period…

Boys, Lamenting in the Rain

8. Boys, Lamenting in the Rain

23min

22nd Nov 2014

The sun hides behind rainclouds as those Tenka left behind try to come to terms with his execution and continue on with their lives…

Successor, Standing under the Murky Sky

9. Successor, Standing under the Murky Sky

23min

29th Nov 2014

While Kagami talks to Chutaro, Sosei investigates Gokumonjo. Meanwhile, Soramaru has been having trouble sleeping...

White Darkness, Turning Back

10. White Darkness, Turning Back

23min

6th Dec 2014

Shirasu makes his true intentions known, and Soramaru faces what lies within him as Chutaro continues his journey with Kagami…

The Sun, Shining Again in the Clouds

11. The Sun, Shining Again in the Clouds

23min

13th Dec 2014

Tenka has reappeared, but he learns that his brothers are in trouble and goes after them. Meanwhile, the Yamainu go after the Orochi…

Brothers, Gathering Under the Sun

12. Brothers, Gathering Under the Sun

23min

20th Dec 2014

The Kumoh brothers are finally reunited for the final battle against the Orochi and the Fuma…

First air date

4th Oct 2014

Last air date

20th Dec 2014

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks