List of episodes of the series «The Heike Story»

If You Don't Belong to the Heike, You Won't Be a Person

• User score: 6
• Episode number: 1
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  The Taira clan, also known as the Heike, has reached unprecedented power and influence in Japan. Through strange and terrible circumstances, a biwa-playing girl finds herself enmeshed in the story of their political strife.

The Glory of the Corrupt World Is a Dream in a Dream

• Episode number: 2
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  Shigemori rushes to deal with the fallout of Kiyomori's assault on the regent. As Biwa spends more time with Shigemori's family, she begins to open up.

Shishigatani Incident

• Episode number: 3
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  After the passage of several years, Biwa catches up with a friend. A clash with the Enryakuji monks bodes ill for the Heike, and Shigemori is compelled to take drastic action to restrain Kiyomori.

Unwritten Affair

• Episode number: 4
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  Tokuko finally carries Emperor Takakura's child. The prospect of an emperor from the Taira lineage is a happy tiding, but the prospect of Kiyomori's tightening grip on power bodes ill.

Bridge Battle

• Episode number: 5
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  Shigemori's passing hits Kiyomori hard. However, with Shigemori gone, no one is left to stand up to Kiyomori, leaving his whims and ambitions unchecked.

City Transition

• Episode number: 6
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  Kiyomori moves the capital to Fukuhara, a new figure moves against the Heike, and Koremori is charged with leading the counterattack.

Kiyomori, Dies

• Episode number: 7
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  The capital is moved back to present-day Kyoto.Amidst the political turmoil the move ignites, Biwa and the others are shaken by unexpected deaths.

Leaving the Capital

• Episode number: 8
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  Having been kicked out of her home, Biwa sets off on a journey for clues about her mother. The Heike's military challenges continue.

Heike Flowing

• Episode number: 9
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  A chance encounter leads Biwa to her mother. The Heike take refuge in Dazaifu, but their respite is cut short.

Dan-no-ura

• Episode number: 10
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  Having discovered her purpose, Biwa returns to the Heike to witness events play out. The final clash between the Heike and the Genji approaches.

The Impermanence of Worldly Things

• Episode number: 11
• Episode duration: 23 min.
• Episode description:
  Biwa witnesses the final clash between the Heike and the Genji. In the aftermath, Biwa sets out to tell the Heike's story.