Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike (1993)

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.

First aired

1993-12-10

Genres

Drama, War & Politics

Seasons

5 (57 episodes)

Status

Ended

Directed / written by

Minoru Hanabusa

TMDB rating

10.0/10 from 1 votes