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

Original name: 人形歴史スペクタクル平家物語

Release date: December 10, 1993

Series

Average time: 20 minutes

Genres: Drama, War & Politics

Synopsis: 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.