Heike" winter anime "The Tale of the Heike" episode 10 synopsis & advance cut! Featuring Aoi Yuuki, Yuki Kaji, Nobuhiko Okamoto and more!

The TV anime "Heike Monogatari," currently airing on Fuji Television and other networks, has released a synopsis and advance scene cuts for its 10th episode.

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 Kiyomori Taira's eldest son Shigemori (CV: Takahiro Sakurai) and his sister Tokuko (CV: Saori Hayami), and depicts people who lived their lives at the mercy of the times.

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The synopsis and advance scene cuts for episode 10, which will air on March 16 (Wed.), have been released.

The synopsis and advance cuts are as follows.
Episode 10 "Dannoura"
Biwa is reunited with her mother after her journey and returns to her clan, determined to watch over and pray for the future of the Heike clan.
However, Kiyotsune entered the water, Atsumori was killed in the battle of Ichinotani, and Shigehira was captured and sent to Kamakura.
Koremori, unable to bear his suffering any longer, decides to become a monk and has a brief conversation with Biwa at the end.


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

<Broadcast Information>
Broadcasting starts 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

All episodes available on FOD!
Netflix: Every Thursday
Amazon Prime Video: Every Thursday at 12:00
Netflix: Every Thursday at 12:00
J:COM On Demand: Every Friday at 0:00
milplus:Every Friday at 0:00
Hikari TV: Every Thursday at 12:00
dAnime Store:Every Thursday at 12:00
U-NEXT: Every Thursday at 12:00
All you can watch anime on dTV: Every Thursday at 12:00
dTV: Every Thursday at 12:00
Bandai Channel: Every Thursday at 12:00


<Cast
Biwa CV: Yuuki Aoi
Taira Shigemori CV: Sakurai Takahiro
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.


(C) "The Tale of the Heike" Production Committee

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