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 Air Date: 1993-12-10
- Last Air Date: 1995-01-26
- Total Seasons: 5
- Total Episodes: 57
- Episode Runtime: 20 min.
- Network: NHK G
- Director: Minoru Hanabusa
