When swords were outlawed in the eleventh year of the Meiji era, the mighty samurai population began to dwindle. Those who rejected the ban on blades rebelled, causing violent unrest to erupt throughout the countryside. To combat the rise in criminal activity, an inescapable lake prison was constructed. Three young men, born of the Kumo line, were given the duty of delivering criminals to their place of confinement – but could there be more to their mission than meets the eye?
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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Three Brothers, Standing Under the Clouds | 2014-10-04 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Cutthroat, Sneering at the Clouds | 2014-10-11 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Second Son, Undercover in Prison | 2014-10-18 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Fuma, Sneaking through the Prison Gate | 2014-10-25 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Tenka, Shaken by Turmoil | 2014-11-01 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | The Sun, Disappearing into the Clouds | 2014-11-08 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Fleeting Laughter | 2014-11-15 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Boys, Lamenting in the Rain | 2014-11-22 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Successor, Standing under the Murky Sky | 2014-11-29 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | White Darkness, Turning Back | 2014-12-06 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | The Sun, Shining Again in the Clouds | 2014-12-13 | 25 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Brothers, Gathering Under the Sun | 2014-12-20 | 25 min |
| Production | Hiroyuki Inage | Producer |
| Directing | Hiroshi Haraguchi | Series Director |
| Camera | Yasushi Kudo | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kunihiko Ito | Assistant Director of Photography |
