TV series
The Heike Story
Overview
A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-01-13
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 11 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Production
- Science SARU, Asmik Ace, Fuji Television Network, bilibili, Pony Canyon, dentsu, BS Fuji
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Kikuko Inoue as Taira no Tokiko (voice)
- Aoi Yuuki as Biwa (voice)
- Takahiro Sakurai as Taira no Shigemori (voice)
- Saori Hayami as Taira no Tokuko (voice)
- Miyu Irino as Taira no Koremori (voice)
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Taira no Sukemori (voice)
- Natsuki Hanae as Taira no Kiyotsune (voice)
- Tessyo Genda as Taira no Kiyomori (voice)
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Taira no Munemori (voice)
- Subaru Kimura as Taira no Tomomori (voice)
- Yu Miyazaki as Taira no Shigehira (voice)
- Shigeru Chiba as Emperor Go-Shirakawa (voice)
Creators and crew
- Eunyoung Choi - Executive Producer
- Yasushi Kuwata - Executive Producer
- Sadakazu Kikuchi - Executive Producer
- Kazuhiko Yusa - Executive Producer
- Atsushi Higashiyama - Executive Producer
- Yangfan Gao - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: If You Don't Belong to the Heike, You Won't Be a Person
The Taira clan, also known as the Heike, has reached unprecedented power and influence in Japan. Through strange and terrible circumstances, a biwa-playing girl finds herself enmeshed in the story of their political strife.
Episode 2: The Glory of the Corrupt World Is a Dream in a Dream
Shigemori rushes to deal with the fallout of Kiyomori's assault on the regent. As Biwa spends more time with Shigemori's family, she begins to open up.
Episode 3: Shishigatani Incident
After the passage of several years, Biwa catches up with a friend. A clash with the Enryakuji monks bodes ill for the Heike, and Shigemori is compelled to take drastic action to restrain Kiyomori.
Episode 4: Unwritten Affair
Tokuko finally carries Emperor Takakura's child. The prospect of an emperor from the Taira lineage is a happy tiding, but the prospect of Kiyomori's tightening grip on power bodes ill.
Episode 5: Bridge Battle
Shigemori's passing hits Kiyomori hard. However, with Shigemori gone, no one is left to stand up to Kiyomori, leaving his whims and ambitions unchecked.
Episode 6: City Transition
Kiyomori moves the capital to Fukuhara, a new figure moves against the Heike, and Koremori is charged with leading the counterattack.
Episode 7: Kiyomori, Dies
The capital is moved back to present-day Kyoto.Amidst the political turmoil the move ignites, Biwa and the others are shaken by unexpected deaths.
Episode 8: Leaving the Capital
Having been kicked out of her home, Biwa sets off on a journey for clues about her mother. The Heike's military challenges continue.
Episode 9: Heike Flowing
A chance encounter leads Biwa to her mother. The Heike take refuge in Dazaifu, but their respite is cut short.
Episode 10: Dan-no-ura
Having discovered her purpose, Biwa returns to the Heike to witness events play out. The final clash between the Heike and the Genji approaches.
Episode 11: The Impermanence of Worldly Things
Biwa witnesses the final clash between the Heike and the Genji. In the aftermath, Biwa sets out to tell the Heike's story.
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