Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

• 1993 – 1995
• Ended
• Drama · War & Politics
• ~20m / ep
• 5 seasons
• 10.0/10

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.