The Heike Story

The Heike Story

平家物語
Ended First aired 13/Jan/2022 Japan Japanese 1 season(s) 11 episode(s)
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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.
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Season 1 · Season 1
11 episode(s) · Air date: 13/Jan/2022
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S1E10
Dan-no-ura
Air date: 24/Mar/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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Having discovered her purpose, Biwa returns to the Heike to witness events play out. The final clash between the Heike and the Genji approaches.

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Having discovered her purpose, Biwa returns to the Heike to witness events play out. The final clash between the Heike and the Genji approaches.

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S1E7
Kiyomori, Dies
Air date: 24/Feb/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E5
Bridge Battle
Air date: 10/Feb/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E4
Unwritten Affair
Air date: 03/Feb/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E3
Shishigatani Incident
Air date: 27/Jan/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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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.

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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.

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The Glory of the Corrupt World Is a Dream in a Dream
Air date: 20/Jan/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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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.

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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.

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S1E1
If You Don't Belong to the Heike, You Won't Be a Person
Air date: 13/Jan/2022 · Runtime: 23 min
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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.

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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.

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Aoi Yuuki
Aoi Yuuki
Biwa (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Takahiro Sakurai
Taira no Shigemori (voice)
Saori Hayami
Saori Hayami
Taira no Tokuko (voice)
Miyu Irino
Miyu Irino
Taira no Koremori (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Taira no Sukemori (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
Natsuki Hanae
Taira no Kiyotsune (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Tessyo Genda
Taira no Kiyomori (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Taira no Munemori (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Subaru Kimura
Taira no Tomomori (voice)
Yu Miyazaki
Yu Miyazaki
Taira no Shigehira (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Shigeru Chiba
Emperor Go-Shirakawa (voice)
Koutaro Nishiyama
Koutaro Nishiyama
Emperor Takakura (voice)
Miyuki Satou
Miyuki Satou
Emperor Antoku (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Kikuko Inoue
Taira no Tokiko (voice)
Yumiko Kobayashi
Yumiko Kobayashi
Taira no Sukemori (child) (voice)
Yoko Honna
Yoko Honna
Fujiwara no Tsuneko (voice)
Ayumu Murase
Ayumu Murase
Taira no Atsumori (voice)
Maaya Sakamoto
Maaya Sakamoto
Taira no Shigeko (voice)

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Kurumi Katayama
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Takashi Miyano
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Takashi Omori
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Tomotaka Kubo
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Akane Iwakuma
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Akane Mori
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Akira Kuramoto
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Kiyoshi Sameshima
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Midori Shimada
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Mie Kasai
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Moe Masaki
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Satoko Nakamura
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