Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

Name: Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
Director: Minoru Hanabusa
Genre: Drama, War & Politics
Released: 1993-12-10
Rating: 10
Cast: Morio Kazama, Misako Konno, Renji Ishibashi, Leo Morimoto, Shinichiro Okano

1993

5 Seasons • 57 Episodes

Drama War & Politics

Director: Minoru Hanabusa

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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.