Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

1993•20m•10.0/10

DramaWar & Politics

Ratings

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10.0/10(1)

A stop-motion animated TV series based on the novel by Eiji Yoshikawa, featuring puppet art by Kihachirō Kawamoto. This is a historical picture scroll depicting various human characters, breathtaking battles and political struggles from the rise to fall of the Heike clan.

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Production

NHK

Language

JA

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 10, 1993

Last Aired

January 26, 1995

Networks

NHK G

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Waga chichi wa darezo

Air date: 1993-12-10

E2

Meguriai

Air date: 1993-12-11

E3

Mikoshi o iotose

Air date: 1993-12-13

E4

Dōran no jokyoku

Air date: 1993-12-14

E5

骨肉あい食む

Air date: 1993-12-15

E6

戦火の果てに

Air date: 1993-12-16

E7

清盛の危機

Air date: 1993-12-17

E8

源平決戦

Air date: 1993-12-20

E9

六波羅の春

Air date: 1993-12-21

E10

清盛をめぐる女たち

Air date: 1993-12-22

E11

不死鳥源氏

Air date: 1993-12-23

E12

清盛の野望

Air date: 1993-12-24

Cast

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Misako Konno

Misako Konno

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Leo Morimoto

Leo Morimoto

Shinichiro Okano

Shinichiro Okano

Mahito Tsujimura

Mahito Tsujimura

Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura

Ken Teraizumi

Ken Teraizumi

Kazuo Andō

Morihiko Uchiyama

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