Haguregumo

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Wandering Clouds, Drifting Clouds

Japanese: 浮浪雲

Information

Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 24, 1982

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Madhouse, Toei Animation

Source: Manga

Genre: Comedy

Themes: Historical, Samurai

Demographic: Seinen

Duration: 1 hr. 31 min.

Rating: R+ - Mild Nudity

Statistics

Score: 6.07¹ (scored by 822 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #9494²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #10919

Members: 2,558

Favorites: 0

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Synopsis

The year is 1866, the twilight of the Tokugawa era. As Japan boldly moves into a new age, one man couldn't possibly care less. That man is Kumosuke Haguregumo, a retired samurai who has since become the town fool. Though he still carries his twin-bladed katana, Kumosuke spends his days smoking, drinking, and womanizing, rarely coming home before dawn. At home, however, wait his wife and two children, Shinnosuke and Ohana, who are constantly troubled by Kumosuke's antics.

As Shinnosuke grows older, he begins to understand the world around him. Troubled by his father's reputation, Shinnosuke attempts to live a life of honor, though finding what honor means in a turbulent era is difficult. As Shinnosuke navigates his relationship with his father, countless other warriors struggle to find their place in the ever-changing world.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kumosuke

Main

Yamashiro, Shingo
Japanese

Shibusawa-sensei

Supporting

Yanami, Jouji
Japanese

Yokujirou

Supporting

Amenomori, Masashi
Japanese

Akudou

Supporting

Matsuoka, Youko
Japanese

Merchant

Supporting

Tatsuta, Naoki
Japanese

Tome

Supporting

Yada, Kouji
Japanese

Haguregumo, Shinnosuke

Supporting

Geisha

Supporting

Nakatani, Yumi
Japanese

Ryuutarou

Supporting

Majima, Satomi
Japanese

Sadahachi

Supporting

Tanaka, Yasuo
Japanese

More staff

Staff

Masaki, Mori

Director, Storyboard

Murano, Moribi

Episode Director

Kawajiri, Yoshiaki

Storyboard, Layout

Koshibe, Nobuyoshi

Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition

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Opening Theme

"Itoshi no Funny (いとしのファニー)" by Hideko Yoshida

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Ending Theme

"Yume-iro Lullaby (夢色ララバイ)" by Hideko Yoshida

Reviews

Nov 29, 2017

JokerVentura

Mixed Feelings

A classic it is not, but it is worth a watch, as it's enjoyably bad.
Based on a long running manga series, which started in the seventies and oh yeah, you can tell.
The story is of a lackadaisical courier/swordsman who is a master of a twins blade, but prefers to spend his time cheating on his wife, being a terrible father, drinking sake and not doing his job.
The film is a comedy and manages to be funny at times, while having some truly disturbing scenes.
The film is set at the closing of the edo period, where anti foreigner warriors are at large and shows the main ...

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Jan 10, 2020

MakingAList

Mixed Feelings

This movie is an interesting product of its time. I found it to be an enjoyable watch. I somehow found it in 1080p, which made its unique artstyle pop even more. Nice colors and composition, even a scene with some experimental arthouse animation.
If you want a movie with a compelling story and characters however, you should probably look elsewhere. The only character with much of an arc is the son, Shinnosuke, and maybe Ichimonji. Kumo, although an entertaining character at times, is pretty sexist and just casually abuses his child? (Not to mention, cheats on his wife every chance he can get.) So yeah, ...