Winter Anime "Heike Monogatari" Episode 1 Synopsis & Advance Cuts Revealed! Featuring Aoi Yuuki, Takahiro Sakurai, and more, airs Wednesday, January 12!

The TV anime "Tale of the Heike," which will begin airing on January 12 (Wed.), has released a synopsis and advance scene cuts from the first episode, "Heike wa arazaka wa hito ni arazuzu.

The story features the original character "Biwa" (CV: Yuuki Aoi) as the narrator, Biwa-houshi. The story centers on Biwa's interaction with the Heike family, including Shigemori (CV: Takahiro Sakurai), the eldest son of Taira no Kiyomori, and his sister Tokuko (CV: Saori Hayami), and depicts people who lived hard despite being at the mercy of the times.

⇒The latest PV and visual of the winter anime "Heike Monogatari" are now on view! Broadcasting will begin on January 12, 2022 (Wed.) on Fuji Television Network!

⇒Click here for the list of 2022 winter anime.

Heike Monogatari", currently being pre-distributed on FOD, will start airing on Fuji TV's "+Ultra" and other channels from January 12 (Wed.), 2022. The synopsis of the first episode and advance scene cuts have been released.

Synopsis and scene cuts
Episode 1 "Heike wa aruka nani ha nazareru" (If you are not a Heike, you are not a person)
Kyoto in the late Heian period. The Heike clan is about to achieve prosperity in every aspect, including power, military might, and financial resources.
Shigemori's eldest son, Shigemori, feels threatened by his father, Taira no Kiyomori, who is growing more ambitious than even the emperor. One night, he meets Biwa, a young biwa player, in his residence, who predicts the downfall of the Heike clan.
Both Shigemori and Biwa have in common that they have "eyes" that can see the invisible.

Note that the first episode will air at a different time than usual.

＜The first episode will air at a different time than usual.
Fuji Television Network: January 12 (Wed.) 25:05
Kansai Television: January 13 (Thu) 25:55
Tokai Television: January 15 (Sat) 26:15
Hokkaido Bunka Broadcasting: January 16 (Sun.) 25:20
TV Nishinippon: January 12 (Wed.) 26:25
BS Fuji: January 19 (Wed.) 24:00

Work information】
■TV animation "The Tale of the Heike

<Broadcast information>
Broadcasting will begin on January 12, 2022!

Fuji Television Network: Every Wednesday from 24:55
Kansai Television: Every Thursday from 25:55
Tokai TV: Every Saturday from 25:45
Hokkaido Bunka Broadcasting: Every Sunday from 25:10
TV Nishinippon: Every Wednesday from 25:55
BS Fuji: Every Wednesday from 24:00 (*First broadcast on January 19)

<Distribution information>
Available on FOD in advance

<Cast
Biwa CV: Yuuki Aoi
Shigemori Taira CV: Takahiro Sakurai
Tokuko Taira CV: Saori Hayami
Kiyomori Taira CV: Tetsuaki Genda
Go-Shirakawa Ho-Ho CV: Chiba Shigeru
TAIRA Tokiko CV: INOUE Kikuko
Taira no Yumemori CV:Miyu Irino
Taira no Yumori (as a child) CV: Yumiko Kobayashi
Taira no Suemori CV: Okamoto Nobuhiko
Taira no Kiyotsune CV: Hanae Natsuki
Atsumori Taira CV: Ayumi Murase
Emperor Takakura CV: Koutaro Nishiyama
Muneyori Taira CV: Shuyuki Hiyama
Tomomori Taira CV: Subaru Kimura
Shigehira Taira CV: Yu Miyazaki
Shizuka Gozen CV: Inori Minase
Minamoto no Yoritomo CV: Tomokazu Sugita
Yoshitsune Minamoto CV: Hiroki Kaji

＜Staff
Based on "Natsuki Ikezawa's Complete Collection of Japanese Literature 09: The Tale of the Heike", translated by Hideo Furukawa, published by Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Director : Naoko Yamada
Screenplay : Reiko Yoshida
Character Planning: Fumiko Takano
Music: Kensuke Ushio
Animation Production: Science SARU
Character Design: Takashi Kojima
Art Director: Tomotaka Kubo (Dehogirary)
Animation Director: Shotaro Imai
Color Designer: Ken Hashimoto
Director of Photography: Kazuto Demizuida
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
Sound Director: Eriko Kimura
Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi (Otonarium)
Historical Supervisor: Yoshihiko Sata

B iwa Supervisor: Yukihiro Goto

＜Introduction＞
《The sound of the bell at Gion Shosha echoes the impermanence of all things. The color of the flowers on the sal tree reveals the inevitability of decline.The Heike clan was about to reach the height of its prosperity in terms of power, military might, and wealth.
Shigemori Taira, a man with eyes that can see the dead, meets Biwa, a Biwa priestess with eyes that can see into the future, who predicts that "you will all perish soon.
From an aristocratic society to a warrior society, 15 turbulent years of Japan's historical transition unfolds.

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