Taira no Kiyomori

Season 1 Episode 19: Toba's Will (鳥羽院の遺言)

Prince Masahito ascends the throne and becomes Emperor Go-Shirakawa, which throws the Imperial Court into chaos. Meanwhile, a dispute arises among the Minamoto family and the relation between Tameyoshi and Yoshitomo becomes worse. Emperor Go-Shirakawa goes into a frantic rampage after receiving a poem from the former Emperor Sutoku at his enthronement celebration. The retired Emperor Toba, who has fallen ill, hands Kiyomori a hand-copied sutra he wrote for Sutoku expressing apology. Kiyomori goes to deliver the sutra to Sutoku.

Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

50

Cast:

Kenichi Matsuyama, Kiichi Nakai, Shota Matsuda

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

2012

Rating:

8.0