Where to Watch Shin Heike Monogatari

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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription platforms – along with the availability of "Shin Heike Monogatari" on each platform. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch "Shin Heike Monogatari" right now, here are some finer points about the NHK G show.

Originally premiering January 2nd, 1972, "Shin Heike Monogatari" stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Michiyo Aratama, Ayako Wakao, Osamu Takizawa. The series runs 1 season(s), and has a score of 100 (out of 100) on TMDB, which assembled reviews from 1 knowledgeable people.

Want to know what the show's about? Here’s the plot: "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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