

TV ShowEndedDramaWar & Politics
Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
Rating10.0/10
First Air1993
Seasons5
Episodes57
Votes1
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.
First Aired
December 10, 1993
Last Aired
January 26, 1995
Original Language
ja
Popularity
3
Type
Scripted
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Production Companies
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