Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

Season 51993

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.

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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
Runtime
20min
Seasons
5
Episodes
57
Status
Ended
Language
Japanese
Network
NHK G
Production
NHK