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Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

1993 · 20 min · 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.

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Creators

Minoru Hanabusa — Director

Top cast

Morio Kazama portraitMorio KazamaMisako Konno portraitMisako KonnoRenji Ishibashi portraitRenji IshibashiLeo Morimoto portraitLeo MorimotoShinichiro Okano portraitShinichiro OkanoMahito Tsujimura portraitMahito TsujimuraBen Hiura portraitBen HiuraKen Teraizumi portraitKen TeraizumiKKazuo AndōMMorihiko Uchiyama

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Seasons

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Seiun12 episodes · 1993
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Eiga12 episodes · 1994
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Ran12 episodes · 1994
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Ruten13 episodes · 1994
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Mujō8 episodes · 1995

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