Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike (1993)

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.

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  • First Air Date: 1993-12-10
  • Last Air Date: 1995-01-26
  • Total Seasons: 5
  • Total Episodes: 57
  • Episode Runtime: 20 min.
  • Network: NHK G
  • Director: Minoru Hanabusa

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    12 Episodes

  • Season 2

    12 Episodes

  • Season 3

    12 Episodes

  • Season 4

    13 Episodes

  • Season 5

    8 Episodes

Trailer

Cast

  • Morio Kazama

  • Misako Konno

  • Renji Ishibashi

  • Leo Morimoto

  • Shinichiro Okano

  • Mahito Tsujimura

  • Ben Hiura

  • Ken Teraizumi

  • Kazuo Andō

  • Morihiko Uchiyama

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