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and the Imperial Court of
the current Emperor, Toba.
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The nobility called
upon professional warriors,
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the samurai.
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The monks also created an army,
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which carried before it
the sacred palanquins,
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repositories for the souls
of the venerated dead.
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So began the struggle for power
between the nobility and the priesthood.
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Momentous events are inevitable...
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Our story begins in 1137,
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and takes place in Kyoto,
which was then the Capital.
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DAIEI presents
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in a DAIEI colour process
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LEGEND OF THE TAIRA CLAN
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Produced by Masaichi NAGATA
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Planned by
Matsutaro KAWAGUCHI
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and Hideo MATSUYAMA
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from the novel
by Eiji YOSHIKAWA
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Script: Yoshitaka YODA,
Kyûchi TSUJI and Masashige NARUSAWA
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Camera: Kazuo MIYAGAWA
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Sound: Gen OTANI
Lighting: Ken'ichi OKAMOTO
:02:35
Music: Fumio HAYASAKA,
Tamekichi MOCHIZUKI, Masaru SATÔ
:02:55
With
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Kiyomori: Raizô ICHIKAWA
Tokiko: Yoshiko KUGA