EndedNHK G1972-01-02

Shin Heike Monogatari

Name: Shin Heike Monogatari
Genre: Drama
Released: 1972-01-02
Rating: 7.333
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Ayako Wakao, Osamu Takizawa, Tamao Nakamura

新・平家物語

Drama~45 min

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Episodes

Networks

NHK G

Countries

First aired

1972-01-02

Last aired

1972-12-24

Language

Rating

7.3 / 10

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Synopsis and details

Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common.