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Like the Clouds, Like the Wind
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Like the Clouds, Like the Wind

1990-03-21 · 79 min · ★ 6.9

Romance · Animation · Comedy · History

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.

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Directors
Hisayuki Toriumi
Production companies
YOMIKO Advertising, Pierrot
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ryoko SanoRyoko SanoGinga
Atsuko TakahataAtsuko TakahataTamyuun
Ikuko TaniIkuko TaniQueen Mother Kotu
Yosuke AkimotoYosuke AkimotoEno
Nobuaki FukudaNobuaki FukudaIryuuda
Kinto TamuraKakuuto-sensei
Yuji MitsuyaYuji MitsuyaKikkyou
Akiji KobayashiAkiji KobayashiKonton
Emiya IchikawaKoryuun
Yoko AsagamiYoko AsagamiIno
Atsushi IiAtsushi IiAdditional voices
Yo InoueKouyou
Tomie KataokaTomie KataokaAdditional voices
Koichi KitamuraKoichi KitamuraMano
Hisako KyodaHisako KyodaTaruto-baba (voice)
Eken MineEken MineAdditional voices
Tetsuo MizutoriTetsuo MizutoriAdditional voices
Tadashi NakamuraNarrator
Midori NakazawaAdditional voices
Natsuko SaharaAdditional voices

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