Haguregumo


Haguregumo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Akiyama. It has been serialized by Shogakukan in Big Comic Original from 1973 to 2017 and collected in 112 tankōbon volumes. Haguregumo received the 1979 Shogakukan [Manga Award] for the general category.
It was adapted into a television drama that aired on TV Asahi and its affiliates in 1978, an anime film produced by Toei Animation in 1982 and another drama adaptation that aired on TBS and its affiliates from 1990 to 1991 while a new adaptation produced by NHK is scheduled to air on NHK BS and NHK BS Premium 4K in 2026.

Plot

Set at the end of the Edo period, the series depicts Cloud's family with his wife, Turtle, their 11-year-old son, and 8-year-old daughter. The Clouds are always ignoring work and playing. Cloud is notorious for womanising.

Characters

Cloud is the protagonist of the series. He is a famous womaniser and rarely works.Turtle is married to Cloud and often joins her husband in his idling.Shinnosuke is the 11-year-old son of Cloud and Turtle. His personality is completely opposite to that of his father's.Flower is the 8-year-old daughter of Cloud and Turtle. She is a tomboy and has a serious attitude, opposite to those of her parents.

Television series 1978