Drifting Clouds

Story

Synopsis

Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time smoking his pipe, drinking sake, and chasing women. The arrival of a Shinsengumi squad led by a young swordswman, Ichimonji Hyougo, disrupts this peaceful routine, forcing Kumosuke to defend himself.

Director

Mori Masaki

Writers

Atsushi Yamatoya, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, George Akiyama

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

24 April 1982

Ensemble

Cast

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  Shingo Yamashiro

  Kumo (voice)

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  Chiyoko Kawashima

  Okiyo (voice)

• 

  Fuyumi Shiraishi

  O-Hana (voice)

• 

  Joji Yanami

  Shibusawa Sensei (voice)

• 

  Kazuhiko Kishino

  Roku (voice)

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  Mami Kumagai

  O-Kame (voice)

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  Masashi Amenomori

  Yokujiro (voice)

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  Noriko Tsukase

  Ango (voice)

• Yasuo Tanaka

  Sadahachi (voice)

• Yoshitaka Kase

  Shinnosuke (voice)

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  Koji Totani

  Assassin 2 (voice)

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  Makio Inoue

  Ryoma Sakamoto (voice)