About this season
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.
Episodes (52)
1. Episode 1
Aired 2 January 1972 • 45 min
2. Episode 2
Aired 9 January 1972 • 45 min
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 January 1972 • 45 min
4. Episode 4
Aired 23 January 1972 • 45 min
5. Episode 5
Aired 30 January 1972 • 45 min
6. Episode 6
Aired 6 February 1972 • 45 min
7. Episode 7
Aired 13 February 1972 • 45 min
8. Episode 8
Aired 20 February 1972 • 45 min
9. Episode 9
Aired 27 February 1972 • 45 min
10. Episode 10
Aired 5 March 1972 • 45 min
11. Episode 11
Aired 12 March 1972 • 45 min
12. Episode 12
Aired 19 March 1972 • 45 min
13. Episode 13
Aired 26 March 1972 • 45 min
14. Episode 14
Aired 2 April 1972 • 45 min
15. Episode 15
Aired 9 April 1972 • 45 min
16. Episode 16
Aired 16 April 1972 • 45 min
17. Episode 17
Aired 23 April 1972 • 45 min
18. Episode 18
Aired 30 April 1972 • 45 min
19. Episode 19
Aired 7 May 1972 • 45 min
20. Episode 20
Aired 14 May 1972 • 45 min
21. Episode 21
Aired 21 May 1972 • 45 min
22. Episode 22
Aired 28 May 1972 • 45 min
23. Episode 23
Aired 4 June 1972 • 45 min
24. Episode 24
Aired 11 June 1972 • 45 min
25. Episode 25
Aired 18 June 1972 • 45 min
26. Episode 26
Aired 25 June 1972 • 45 min
27. Episode 27
Aired 2 July 1972 • 45 min
28. Episode 28
Aired 9 July 1972 • 45 min
29. Episode 29
Aired 16 July 1972 • 45 min
30. Episode 30
Aired 23 July 1972 • 45 min
31. Episode 31
Aired 30 July 1972 • 45 min
32. Episode 32
Aired 6 August 1972 • 45 min
33. Episode 33
Aired 13 August 1972 • 45 min
34. Episode 34
Aired 20 August 1972 • 45 min
35. Episode 35
Aired 27 August 1972 • 45 min
36. Episode 36
Aired 3 September 1972 • 45 min
37. Episode 37
Aired 10 September 1972 • 45 min
38. Episode 38
Aired 17 September 1972 • 45 min
39. Episode 39
Aired 24 September 1972 • 45 min
40. Episode 40
Aired 1 October 1972 • 45 min
41. Episode 41
Aired 8 October 1972 • 45 min
42. Episode 42
Aired 15 October 1972 • 45 min
43. Episode 43
Aired 22 October 1972 • 45 min
44. Episode 44
Aired 29 October 1972 • 45 min
45. Episode 45
Aired 5 November 1972 • 45 min
46. Episode 46
Aired 12 November 1972 • 45 min
47. Episode 47
Aired 19 November 1972 • 45 min
48. Episode 48
Aired 26 November 1972 • 45 min
49. Episode 49
Aired 3 December 1972 • 45 min
50. Episode 50
Aired 10 December 1972 • 45 min
51. Episode 51
Aired 17 December 1972 • 45 min
52. Episode 52
Aired 24 December 1972 • 45 min