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TV series

The Heike Story

Original title: 平家物語

2022 · TV-14 · 1 season · 11 episodes

7.3

TMDB audience score
32 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

About 4h 13m to watch every episode. An estimate: 11 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 23 minutes.

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

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  • Crunchyroll
  • Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

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Main cast

  • Aoi Yuki
    Biwa (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Takahiro Sakurai
    Taira no Shigemori (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Saori Hayami
    Taira no Tokuko (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Miyu Irino
    Taira no Koremori (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Nobuhiko Okamoto
    Taira no Sukemori (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Natsuki Hanae
    Taira no Kiyotsune (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Tessyo Genda
    Taira no Kiyomori (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Nobuyuki Hiyama
    Taira no Munemori (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Subaru Kimura
    Taira no Tomomori (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Yu Miyazaki
    Taira no Shigehira (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Shigeru Chiba
    Emperor Go-Shirakawa (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Koutaro Nishiyama
    Emperor Takakura (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Kikuko Inoue
    Taira no Tokiko (voice)
    11 episodes

  • Tomokazu Sugita
    Minamoto no Yoritomo (voice)
    5 episodes

  • Ayumu Murase
    Taira no Atsumori (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Yutaka Aoyama
    Taira no Tokitada (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Yuhko Kaida
    Hōjō Masako (voice)
    4 episodes

  • Inori Minase
    Shizuka Gozen (voice)
    4 episodes

Seasons