TV series
Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike
1993–1995, Japanese, on NHK G.
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.
- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes
- 57
- Episode length
- 20 min
- Status
- Ended in 1995
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S5 E8: Shogyō Mujō
Aired 26 January 1995
Seasons 5
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Details
- First aired
- 10 December 1993
- Last aired
- 26 January 1995
- Network
- NHK G
- Original title
- 人形歴史スペクタクル 平家物語
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike has 5 seasons and 57 episodes, about 20 minutes each.
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Yes. Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike ended in 1995, so you can watch the whole story.
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