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

12/10/1993 (JP) • 20m

Drama, War & Politics

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Morio Kazama

57 Episodes

Misako Konno

57 Episodes

Renji Ishibashi

57 Episodes

Leo Morimoto

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Shinichiro Okano

57 Episodes

Mahito Tsujimura

57 Episodes

Ben Hiura

57 Episodes

Ken Teraizumi

57 Episodes

Kazuo Andō

57 Episodes


Last Season

Mujō

1995 | 8 Episodes

Season 5 of Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike premiered on January 3, 1995.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Scripted

Original Language

Japanese

Keywords

puppet

heike story

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