 If you liked
Genji Monogatari
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 ...then you might like
Heike Monogatari
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Both are strikingly beautiful. Adaptations of historical tales about noblemen and their demise.
Both shows are set in the Heian period (795-1185), before the begin of the Japanese middle ages. Genji Monogatari before ~1000 CE, Heike Monogatari ~1185 CE. The rivaling Genji (aka Minamoto clan) and Heike (aka Taira clan) dynasties were controlling most of Japan during this era.
The stories are different (romance in Genji vs. historic drama in Heike), but the period piece elements cover a similar archaic society from the viewpoint of high nobility. Genji focuses on the life of a single feudal lord, where Heike covers multiple. Common plot elements are family life, concubines, love affairs, marriage, societal roles of men and women etc. They
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