Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike (1993–1995)
1993–1995 · 5 seasons · 57 episodes · Drama, War & Politics
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.
Network: NHK G
Cast
Morio KazamaMisako KonnoRenji IshibashiLeo MorimotoShinichiro OkanoMahito TsujimuraBen HiuraKen TeraizumiKazuo AndōMorihiko UchiyamaMore like this
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