Taira no Kiyomori

Season 1 Episode 36: A Great Man's Shadow (巨人の影)

While Kiyomori moves to Fukuhara, entrusting Kyoto to his heir Shigemori, the retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa enters the Buddhist priesthood. In 1169, the Imperial Court falls into chaos by Go-Shirakawa's incoherent order on the treatment of Narichika (Go-Shirakawa's aide and Shigemori's brother-in-law). Learning that Shigemori is unable to quell the disturbance, Kiyomori leads his troops into Kyoto and calms the turmoil. By Kiyomori's decisive action, Go-Shirakawa and the aristocrats are compelled to admit that samurai's military power is indispensable for resolving all the problems.

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