The Heike Story
On Fuji TV
A melancholic, visually stunning adaptation of a classical Japanese epic that follows a psychic orphan witnessing the inevitable doom of the clan that shelters her.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Aoi Yuuki
Biwa (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Taira no Shigemori (voice)
Saori Hayami
Taira no Tokuko (voice)
Miyu Irino
Taira no Koremori (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Taira no Sukemori (voice)
Natsuki Hanae
Taira no Kiyotsune (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Taira no Kiyomori (voice)
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Taira no Munemori (voice)
Subaru Kimura
Taira no Tomomori (voice)
Yu Miyazaki
Taira no Shigehira (voice)
Shigeru Chiba
Emperor Go-Shirakawa (voice)
Koutaro Nishiyama
Emperor Takakura (voice)
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