Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

tv show

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57 total episodes

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5 seasons

First Aired December 10, 1993

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.