Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
20min

Drama

War & Politics

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.

Episodes

Cast

Waga chichi wa darezo

1. Waga chichi wa darezo

10th Dec 1993

Meguriai

2. Meguriai

11th Dec 1993

Mikoshi o iotose

3. Mikoshi o iotose

13th Dec 1993

Dōran no jokyoku

4. Dōran no jokyoku

14th Dec 1993

骨肉あい食む

5. 骨肉あい食む

15th Dec 1993

戦火の果てに

6. 戦火の果てに

16th Dec 1993

清盛の危機

7. 清盛の危機

17th Dec 1993

源平決戦

8. 源平決戦

20th Dec 1993

六波羅の春

9. 六波羅の春

21st Dec 1993

清盛をめぐる女たち

10. 清盛をめぐる女たち

22nd Dec 1993

不死鳥源氏

11. 不死鳥源氏

23rd Dec 1993

清盛の野望

12. 清盛の野望

24th Dec 1993

First air date

10th Dec 1993

Last air date

26th Jan 1995

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

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