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 ...

When they were chanted in a melody, however, they gave me a profound sense of pathos about how the doom of the Taira clan was sealed by its defeat in the Battle of Dannoura (1185). Goto allowed me ...

Suda performed the part of the tragic war hero--who was also a legendary warrior of the Minamoto clan and prominent figure in the Genpei War (1180–85) with the Taira Clan--with enigmatic ...