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Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

TV • 1993

Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

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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.

TMDB ★ 5.0/5Votes: 1
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DramaWar & Politics

Top Cast

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

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Misako Konno

Misako Konno

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Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

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Leo Morimoto

Leo Morimoto

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Shinichiro Okano

Shinichiro Okano

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Mahito Tsujimura

Mahito Tsujimura

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Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura

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Ken Teraizumi

Ken Teraizumi

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Kazuo Andō

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Morihiko Uchiyama

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Eiji Yoshikawa

Eiji Yoshikawa

Novel

Kihachiro Kawamoto

Kihachiro Kawamoto

Art Direction

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Minoru Hanabusa

Director

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Yoshiro Kuwabara

Music

Where to watch

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Meta Snapshot

Series

Status

Ended

Release

December 10, 1993

Episode Runtime

20 min

Language

Japanese

Origin

Japan

Episodes

57 • 5 seasons

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