Ključna beseda Heike Story

Inuo se rodi kot pokveka, zato zgroženi starši vsako ped njegova telesa pokrijejo s tkanino, obraz pa se skriva pod masko. Tomona je radoveden deček s podeželja, ki v nenavadni nesreči izgubi vid. Nekega dne se njuni poti prekrižata in Inuo prosi Tomono, zdaj slepega potujočega pevca,naj napiše pesem o njegovem življenju. Tomona napiše pesem o njuni usodi, na katero Inuo odpleše izjemno koreografijo, čeprav sploh ni vedel, da zna odlično plesati. Sčasoma obstranca širita svoj repertoar in postaneta zvezdnika v deželi. Seveda pa slava, primerljiva z rokovskimi zvezdami, ni nekaj, kar bi v srednjeveški Japonski obstalo brez odobravanja oblasti. Proti njima se zarotijo sile kontinuitete, ki bodo s prevarami načele tudi njuno iskreno prijateljstvo.

The story chronicles the life of Hōjō Masako during the Kamakura Period.

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.

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.

Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.

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.