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Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

10.0 /10 1993 - 1995 5 Seasons 57 Episodes

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.

Director: Minoru Hanabusa

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