The Heike Story
2022 · 23 min
A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.
Writer: Hideo Furukawa
Cinematographer: Kazuto Izumita
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
Composer: Kensuke Ushio
Cast: Aoi Yuuki, Takahiro Sakurai, Saori Hayami, Miyu Irino, Nobuhiko Okamoto