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Shin Heike Monogatari (1972)

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Original title
新・平家物語
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 52 episodes
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This Japanese television series recounts the rise and fall of the Taira clan in medieval Japan. It follows the political and military conflicts of the era through the lives of its key figures.

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What happens

Shin Heike Monogatari (新・平家物語) is a 1972 Japanese television series. It is the tenth NHK taiga drama. Average viewership rating: 24.1%. Highest viewership peak: 27.2%. Episodes 46 and 52 still exist in black and white. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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