Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
1993
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.
5 seasons · 57 episodes
Episode length: 20m
| Director | Minoru Hanabusa |
|---|---|
| Writers | Ei Ogawa |
| Composer(s) | Yoshiro Kuwabara |
| Genres | Drama, War & Politics |
| First Aired | 1993 |
| Network | NHK G |
| Status | Ended |
