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7.3 1 Seasons • 52 Episodes

Shin Heike Monogatari - Season 1

Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common.

Top Cast

  • Tatsuya Nakadai

    Tatsuya Nakadai

    Taira no Kiyomori

  • Michiyo Aratama

    Michiyo Aratama

    Gion no Nyogo

  • Ayako Wakao

    Ayako Wakao

    Tokiwa Gozen

  • Osamu Takizawa

    Osamu Takizawa

    Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa

  • Tamao Nakamura

    Tamao Nakamura

    Taira no Tokiko

  • Yoshiko Sakuma

    Yoshiko Sakuma

    Taira no Tokuko

Overview

Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common.

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