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Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

199310.05 Seasons57 EpisodesEnded

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.

Created by Eiji Yoshikawa
Written by Eiji Yoshikawa, Ei Ogawa
NetworksNHK G

Top Cast

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Misako Konno

Misako Konno

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Leo Morimoto

Leo Morimoto

Shinichiro Okano

Shinichiro Okano

Mahito Tsujimura

Mahito Tsujimura

Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura

Ken Teraizumi

Ken Teraizumi

K

Kazuo Andō

M

Morihiko Uchiyama

Themes & Keywords

puppetheike story

About Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike is a drama, war & politics series that first aired in 1993 exploring themes of puppet, heike story. Created by Eiji Yoshikawa, it stars Morio Kazama, Misako Konno, Renji Ishibashi. 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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