Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

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.

Homepagehttps://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/EX4WZMVLPW/

Year1993

Number of episodes57

Number of seasons5

Episode run time20

Status:Ended

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GenresDramaWar & Politics

Production countriesJapan