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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.
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1972-12-24
S1E52 — Episode 52
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Taira no Kiyomori
Michiyo Aratama
Gion no Nyogo
Ayako Wakao
Tokiwa Gozen
Osamu Takizawa
Shirakawa-in / Go-Shirakawa
Tamao Nakamura
Taira no Tokiko
Yoshiko Sakuma
Taira no Tokuko
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