Saka no Ue no Kumo

坂の上の雲 ‧ Drama ‧ 2009 - 2011

Kanno Miho
Masaoka Ritsu
Support Role
Matsu Takako
Akiyama Tami [Yoshifuru's wife]
Support Role
Ishihara Satomi
Akiyama Sueko [Saneyuki's wife]
Support Role
Ito Shiro
Akiyama Hisataka [Yoshifuru and Saneyuki's father]
Support Role
Takeshita Keiko
Akiyama Sada [Yoshifuru and Saneyuki's mother]
Support Role
Sometani Shota
Akiyama Yoshifuru [Teen] (Ep. 1 & 3)
Support Role
Kobayashi Ren
Akiyama Saneyuki [Child]
Support Role
Matsuura Ayu
Akiyama Kenko [Yoshifuru and Saneyuki's younger sister] (Ep. 8 & 9)
Support Role
Harada Mieko
Masaoka Yae [Shiki's mother]
Support Role
Yoshikawa Ai
Masaoka Ritsu [Young]
Support Role
Fujimoto Takahiro
Lieutenant Commander Takeo Hirose
Support Role
Watari Tetsuya
Admiral Togo Heihachiro [Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet]
Support Role
Kusakari Masao
Vice Admiral Kato Tomosaburo [Chief of Staff of the Second Fleet]
Support Role
Dankan
Captain Ijichi Hikojiro
Support Role
Kanie Ippei
Lieutenant Commander Iida Hisatsune [Staff officer]
Support Role
Kobayashi Takashika
Ensign Kiyokawa Junichi [Staff officer]
Support Role
Tsuchihira Donpei
Lieutenant Commander Abo Kiyokazu
Support Role
Tachi Hiroshi
Shimamura Hayao [Rear Admiral]
Support Role
Akai Hidekazu
Commander Suzuki Kantaro
Support Role
Kato Masaya
Commander Arima Ryokitsu
Support Role
Yamaguchi Makiya
Commander Iwamura Danjiro [Liaison officer to Army]
Support Role
Tanaka Yoji
Captain Narukawa Hakaru
Support Role
Ishii Yosuke
Captain Yamada Hikohachi
Support Role
Takasugi Koh
Lieutenant Commander Moriyama Keizaburo [Staff officer]
Support Role
Uchikura Kenji
Lieutenant Commander Yamaji Kazuyoshi
Support Role
Ishizaka Koji
Admiral Yamamoto Gonbee [Minister of Navy]
Support Role
Iida Kisuke
Commander Takarabe Takeshi
Support Role
Furumoto Shinnosuke
Sugino Magoshichi [Petty officer First Class]s
Support Role
Kimura Noboru
Hirano Matsusaburo
Support Role
Kataoka Tsurutaro
Captain Yashiro Rokuro
Support Role
Nakao Akira
Vice Admiral Hidaka Sonojo
Support Role
Suda Kunihiro
Petty Officer Third Class Hanada
Support Role
Matsuo Toshinobu
Lieutenant Commander Shimomura Nobutaro
Support Role
Emoto Akira
Nogi Maresuke
Support Role
Maya Kyoko
Nogi Shizuko [General Nogi's wife]
Support Role
Hashizume Ryo
Lieutenant Nogi Yasusuke [General Nogi's second son]
Support Role
Era Jun
Tamaki Bunnoshin
Support Role
Takahashi Hideki
General Kodama Gentaro [Chief of General Staff of the Manchurian Army]
Support Role
Emori Toru
Field Marshal Yamagata Aritomo [Chief of the General Staff Office]
Support Role
Matoba Koji
Major General Nagaoka Gaishi [Deputy Chief of Staff]
Support Role
Kunimura Jun
General Kawakami Soroku [Deputy Chief of Staff]
Support Role
Yajima Kenichi
Major General Arisaka Nariakira
Support Role
Yonekura Masakane
Field Marshal Iwao Oyama
Support Role
Tsurumi Shingo
Major General Matsukawa Toshitane
Support Role
Murata Takehiro
Major General Ijichi Kosuke
Support Role
Katsuno Hiroshi
Colonel Murakami Masamichi
Support Role
Shinagawa Toru
Lieutenant General Osako Naoharu
Support Role
Kawano Taro
Major General Teshima Yozo
Support Role
Chiba Tetsuya
Colonel Ooba Jiro {Part 3}
Support Role
Hamada Manabu
Colonel Sato Kojiro
Support Role
Shinsui Sanshou
Major General Tomoyasu Harunobu
Support Role
Tanigawa Shoichiro
Colonel Shirai Jiro
Support Role
Murakami Shingo
Lieutenant Colonel Saito Suejiro
Support Role
Nagasawa Toshiya
Naganuma Hidefumi [Lieutenant colonel]
Support Role
Kamio Yu
Kumagai Naoaki [Reporter and translator]
Support Role
Ichinose Hidekazu
Kurihara Yukie [Yoshifuru's subordinate]
Support Role
Shimizu Koji
General Kuroki Tamemoto
Support Role
Miyauchi Atsushi
Major General Fujii Shigeta
Support Role
Ito Yozaburo
Major General Ochiai Toyosaburo
Support Role
Tsukamoto Shinya
Colonel Akashi Motojiro
Support Role
Enoki Takaaki
Major General Mori Ogai
Support Role
Morimoto Leo
[Sergeant major]
Support Role
Kobayashi Takashi
Major General Endo Shinji
Support Role
Onoe Kikunosuke V
Emperor Meiji
Support Role
Kato Go
Ito Hirobumi [Prime Minister]
Support Role
Takenaka Naoto
Komura Jutaro [Diplomat]
Support Role
Osugi Ren
Mutsu Munemitsu [Minister of Foreign Affairs]
Support Role
Owada Shinya
Inoue Kaoru [Former Minister of Home Affairs]
Support Role
Ayata Toshiki
Katsura Taro
Support Role
Obayashi Takeshi
Matsukata Masayoshi
Support Role
Ishimaru Kenjiro
Kubo
Support Role
Ogata Kanta
Kaneko Kentaro [Diplomat]
Support Role
Arthur Kuroda
Sugimura Koichi [Diplomat]
Support Role
Nishida Toshiyuki
Takahashi Korekiyo [Deputy President, Bank of Japan]
Support Role
Sano Shiro
Kuga Katsunan [President, Nihon Shinbum]
Support Role
Ozawa Yukiyoshi
Natsume Soseki
Support Role
Matsukawa Naruki
Kawahigashi Hekigoto [Shiki's disciple] [Young]
Support Role
Uda Takaki
Samukawa Sokotsu
Support Role
Kase Koichi
Naito Meisetsu
Support Role
Takarada Akira
Fujino Susumu [Former Lord of Matsuyama domain]
Support Role
Tokui Yu
Sonoda [Police officer of Matsuyama domain]
Support Role
Ueda Koichi
Kaida [Bathhouse owner samurai]
Support Role
Sasaki Sumie
Yoshi [Maid of Sakuma family]
Support Role
Watanabe Ken
[Narrator]
Support Role
Miyashita Yuji
Hasegawa Kiyoshi
Support Role
Abe Katsunori Support Role
Maruyama Hiroyuki Support Role
Shofukutei Matsunosuke
Tomita
Support Role

Shimao Yasuhito
Nakaya Shinkichi [Yoshifuru's aide-de-camp] (Ep. 8)
Guest Role
Riju Go
Kurino Shinichirou [Diplomat] (Ep. 13)
Guest Role
Sasano Yuma
Takahama Kyoshi [Shiki's disciple] [Young]
Guest Role
Sakamoto Nagatoshi
[Swimming instructor] (Ep. 5)
Guest Role
Ohura Rimie
(Ep. 5)
Guest Role
Orimoto Junkichi
Hasegawa Sokichi (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Hotaru Yukijiro
Seikiichi (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Honjo Masaki
Sugano Hikozo (Ep. 7)
Guest Role
Fujiki Hayato
Munakata Shigemaru [Priest]
Guest Role
Kimura Kozo Guest Role
Miyasaka Kenta
Sato Ichigoro
Guest Role
Matsuura Noriyuki Guest Role

Saito Akira
[Soldier]
Unknown
Moriwaki Fumito Unknown
Kameyama Shinobu Unknown
Sato Masahiro Unknown

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Details

Title: Saka no Ue no Kumo
Type: Drama
Format: Standard Series
Country: Japan
Episodes: 13
Aired: Nov 29, 2009 - Dec 25, 2011
Aired On: Sunday
Original Network: NHK
Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.
Genres: Military, Historical, Drama, War
Tags: General Supporting Character, Prime Minister Supporting Character, Russo-Japanese War, Historical Fiction, Meiji Period, Biographical, Adapted From A Novel
Content Rating: Not Yet Rated