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69% Critic Match
Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
6.9 / 10• 1990• 1h 19m•NR• Japanese
RomanceAnimationComedyHistory
Storyline
Ginga is a simple—yet energetic—country girl, living with her father far from the capital city of the empire in ancient China. When she learns of an opportunity to become a concubine of the young new Emperor, with the possibility of becoming his head wife in charge of all of the other wives, Ginga convinces her father to let her go. Once there, she meets all of the other potential head wives, each of whom have various reasons for being there. All of them must learn to read and write, learn the history of their country, and learn the proper mannerisms for being in the royal court. Ginga's enthusiasm tends to get her in trouble more often than not, but it works to her advantage when they learn that the former emperor's head wife, who is not the mother of the current emperor, is plotting treachery against the new emperor, and that a rebellion is headed toward the capital.
Cast & Crew
Ryoko Sano
Ginga
Lead
Atsuko Takahata
Tamyuun
Ikuko Tani
Queen Mother Kotu
Yosuke Akimoto
Eno
Nobuaki Fukuda
Iryuuda
KT
Kinto Tamura
Kakuuto-sensei
Yuji Mitsuya
Kikkyou
Akiji Kobayashi
Konton
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hisayuki Toriumi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Like the Clouds, Like the Wind is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
