Product Details

• Actors: Ichirô Sugai, Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizô Ichikawa, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Michiyo Kogure
• Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
• Producers: Legend of the Taira Clan ( Shin heike monogatari ) ( The Sacrilegious Hero ), Legend of the Taira Clan, Shin heike monogatari, The Sacrilegious Hero
• Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Films Sans Frontiers
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• ASIN: B002EX9X9U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,924 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Mono ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Biographies, Collectors Edition, Documentary, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Remastered, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: 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 (Raizo Ichikawa) 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. ...Legend of the Taira Clan ( Shin heike monogatari ) ( The Sacrilegious Hero )