Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
TV ShowTitle | 人形歴史スペクタクル 平家物語 |
User score | 10 |
Release date | Dec 10, 1993 |
Release date of last episode | Jan 26, 1995 |
Genre | Drama, War & Politics |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | NHK |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 5 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 57 |
Run time | 20 min. |
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.