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Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather (2020)

February 27, 2020 (JP) Animation, Drama • 85m

Overview

In the hyper-masculine criminal underworld, a masochistic high-ranking yakuza and his newly-assigned bodyguard become increasingly drawn to each other.

Director

Kaori Makita

Writer

Hiroshi Seko

Top Billed

Tarusuke Shingaki

Keywords

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Top Billed Cast

Tarusuke Shingaki
Tarusuke Shingaki

Yashiro (voice)

Wataru Hatano
Wataru Hatano

Chikara Doumeki (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto
Hiroki Yasumoto

Kanji Kageyama (voice)

Yuki Ono
Yuki Ono

Kuga (voice)

Toru Okawa
Toru Okawa

Misumi (voice)

Kenta Miyake
Kenta Miyake

Ryūzaki (voice)

Akimitsu Takase
Akimitsu Takase

Hirata (voice)

Kazuyuki Okitsu
Kazuyuki Okitsu

Nanahara (voice)

Takuya Sato
Takuya Sato

Ageya (voice)

Takahiro Miyake
Takahiro Miyake

Sugimoto (voice)

Crew
Misato Takahata
Misato Takahata

Special Effects

Hiroshi Seko
Hiroshi Seko

Screenplay

Tadashi Hiramatsu
Tadashi Hiramatsu

Animation Director

Miku Nagaike
Miku Nagaike

Art Designer

Akitsugu Hisagi
Akitsugu Hisagi

Lead Animator

Mitsuhiro Sato
Mitsuhiro Sato

Director of Photography

SETTA
SETTA

2D Artist

Noriko Ito
Noriko Ito

Animation Director

Mami Takino
Mami Takino

Animation Director

Daisuke Niinuma
Daisuke Niinuma

Animation Director

Saïna Cisse
Saïna Cisse

Art Designer

Chieko Tokuda
Chieko Tokuda

Special Effects

Tetsuya Satake
Tetsuya Satake

Sound Recordist

Miyuki Nakamura
Miyuki Nakamura

Character Designer

Kisuke Koizumi
Kisuke Koizumi

Sound Director

Akiko Kumada
Akiko Kumada

Supervising Animation Director

Yasutomo Okamoto
Yasutomo Okamoto

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Shiro Shibata
Shiro Shibata

Animation Director

Masayuki Yoshida
Masayuki Yoshida

Lead Animator

Tsuyoshi Kuwahara
Tsuyoshi Kuwahara

Character Designer

Akiko Kumada
Akiko Kumada

Character Designer

Fu Siyu
Fu Siyu

Art Designer

Tetsuro Kodama
Tetsuro Kodama

Art Designer

Manabu Otsuka
Manabu Otsuka

Production Supervisor

Mizuki Ito
Mizuki Ito

Key Animation

Ayumi Miyakoshi
Ayumi Miyakoshi

Art Designer

Junko Suenaga
Junko Suenaga

Color Designer

Satoshi Ikeda
Satoshi Ikeda

Animation Director

Miyuki Honda
Miyuki Honda

Animation Director

Issei Nagamatsu
Issei Nagamatsu

Animation Director

Jun Shishido
Jun Shishido

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Natsuki Yokoyama
Natsuki Yokoyama

Costume Designer

Minoru Ookouchi
Minoru Ookouchi

Art Designer

Yuki Muraosa
Yuki Muraosa

Animation Director

Kaori Makita
Kaori Makita

Second Unit Director

Tomomi Noda
Tomomi Noda

Animation Director

Yuko Yamada
Yuko Yamada

Animation Director

Mariko Oka
Mariko Oka

Animation Director

Chikako Kamata
Chikako Kamata

Color Designer

Shiho Tanaka
Shiho Tanaka

Animation Director

Tomoaki Kado
Tomoaki Kado

Animation Director

Kaori Makita
Kaori Makita

Storyboard Artist

Tomomi Noda
Tomomi Noda

Prop Designer

Masaru Sato
Masaru Sato

Art Direction

Ayumu Aso
Ayumu Aso

Art Designer

Haruna Katsu
Haruna Katsu

Animation Director

Yuriko Ishii
Yuriko Ishii

Animation Director

Hitomi Hasegawa
Hitomi Hasegawa

Animation Director

Shinya Kitamura
Shinya Kitamura

Animation Director

Kouki Aoshima
Kouki Aoshima

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Kyoko Inami
Kyoko Inami

Production Assistant

Yuriko Waki
Yuriko Waki

Production Assistant

Yukiko Takase
Yukiko Takase

Executive Producer

Hinako Tada
Hinako Tada

Production Assistant

Sachiko Nishi
Sachiko Nishi

Sound Effects

Kou Yoneda
Kou Yoneda

Comic Book



Reviews

BouncyDubs

⭐ 8/10

August 14, 2025

I might be biased because I came from the manga, but this story overall is a masterpiece regarding lingering childhood trauma and harmful coping skills.

The main character is Yashiro, who seems like a masochistic sex maniac, but as the story develops, you start realizing that this isn't really him. It's really a desperate attempt to regain control over his unimaginably painful and traumatic experiences. Deep down he just wants to held gently a… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

Revenue

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