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Historical Puppet Spectacle: The Tale of the Heike

1993–1995 · 5 seasons

A solemn, slowly unfolding historical pageant told through expressive puppets, rewarding patience with a grave sense of grandeur and loss.

Created by
Minoru Hanabusa
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Overview
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.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Power, war, family, betrayal
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Created by
Minoru Hanabusa
Genres
Drama, War & politics
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, war & politics
    Created by
    Minoru Hanabusa
    Written by
    Ei Ogawa
    Starring
    Morio Kazama, Misako Konno, Renji Ishibashi, Leo Morimoto, Shinichiro Okano, Mahito Tsujimura, Ben Hiura, Ken Teraizumi
    Length
    5 seasons, 57 episodes, 20 min each
    Network
    NHK G
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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