In the dawn of the Meiji period, the Gokumonjou, an inescapable prison, has been established in the middle of an enormous lake to counter the soaring crime rates the new era has brought. Serving as the ferrymen are the famous Kumou brothers: the eccentric family head, Tenka; the reckless but noble second son, Soramaru; and the guileless youngest, Chuutarou. In spite of their grim work, the three lead relatively peaceful lives in the ever-cloudy town of Oumi, together with their housekeeper, Shirasu Kinjou. But buried in the long history of Oumi is the legend of the terrifying "Orochi," a serpentine beast that awakens every three hundred years in a human vessel. Unbeknownst to Soramaru and Chuutarou, the actual job of the Kumou family is to seal the Orochi away before it fully revives—or the world will be plunged into destruction. Amid the monster's next resurrection, the Kumou family must find the resolve to keep laughing under the clouds.
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16 people
Sota Fukushi
Tenka Kumo
Known for
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Yuma Nakayama
Soramaru Kumo
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Chutaro Kumo
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Shunsuke Daitoh
Seiichiro Takamine
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Yuki Furukawa
Sousei Abeno
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Rakucho Takeda
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Junya Ikeda
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Masaki Kaji
Zenzou Inukai
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Renn Kiriyama
Shirasu Kinjo
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Yuta Koseki
Ren Nagayama
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Katsuyuki Motohiro Director · Yuya Takahashi Screenplay Kemuri Karakara Author
United States release July 21, 2018 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku Studio, Shochiku
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atmovie
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Shochiku Studio
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Shochiku
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Kinoshita Group
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dentsu
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Production I.G
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Tokyu Recreation
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Japan
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Original title
曇天に笑う
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 21, 2018
Theatrical
United States · July 21, 2018
Theatrical
Brunei
February 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
July 10, 2018 · Theatrical
July 28, 2018 · Theatrical
Philippines
July 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Russia
February 3, 2019 · Theatrical
Vietnam
November 8, 2018 · Theatrical
November 24, 2018 · Theatrical
December 6, 2018 · Theatrical
December 23, 2018 · Theatrical
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