Details
Title (kana): 新・平家物語
Title (romaji): Shin Heike Monogatari
Episodes: Unknown
Genre: Taiga, jidaigeki renzoku
Air time: Sunday, 20:00
Broadcast network: NHK
Broadcast period: 1972-Jan-02 to 1972-Dec-24
Viewership ratings: 1st=17.3, high=27.2, avg=21.4
Synopsis
The 10th NHK Taiga Drama is Shin Heike Monogatari. 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.
Cast
Nakadai Tatsuya
Aratama Michiyo
Wakao Ayako
Osamu Takizawa
Nakamura Tamao
Sakuma Yoshiko
Production Credits
Original writing: Yoshikawa Eiji
Scenario: Hiraiwa Yumie (平岩弓枝)
Producer:
Directors: Shimizu Mitsuru, Higuchi Masahiro
Music: Tomita Isao (冨田勲)
