第7話: 政治的混乱と興福寺の焼失後、清盛は死去する

Under political pressure, Kiyomori moves the capital back to Kyoto, but he is suspected of planning an attack on his enemies. Meanwhile, Emperor Takakura, formerly Prince Norihito, is ill, with Tokuko faithfully staying by his side. Rumors spread of an uprising among the monks of Kofukuji, who fear an attack by the Heike, so Kiyomori sends 60 unarmed men to Kofukuji to assure them they have no intention of fighting, but the monks kill the envoys and place their heads on spikes to avenge the destruction of Onoji Temple. Outraged, Kiyomori sends Shingehara to Kofukuji, where he launches an assault with arrows before nightfall. Fearing a counterattack, Shingehara light fires which spread first to Kofukuji Temple and then to Todaiji, further damaging the reputation of the Heike. Meanwhile, Kiyomori wants Tokuko and Takakura's son Antoku to take control of the palace on his behalf, but Tokuko refuses, threatening to become a nun instead. The issue is dropped, and soon Kiyomori succumbs to an unnatural fever and dies, leaving the Taira clan leaderless and surrounded by enemies. Sukemori send Biwa away for her own good. Back at the palace, Tokuko makes peace with the ageing Go-Shirakawa and promises to look after his grandson Antoku. (Source: Wikipedia)
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- 第3話 · 重森は鹿ヶ谷における家族間の緊張関係と延暦寺の対立を巡る
- 第4話 · 追放後の出来事とモリコの死に続き、トクコの陣とシゲモリの死が描かれる。
- 第5話 · 平の軍勢が1180年に宇治橋で源氏を撃破し、小谷寺を焼き討ちにする
- 第6話 · 平氏は福原へ遷都し、清盛は頼朝の増大する軍勢に対抗して兵力を動員する。
- 第7話 · 政治的混乱と興福寺の焼失後、清盛は死去する
- 第8話 · ビワがジョーを探し、義仲が倶利伽羅峠で平家を撃破する
- 第9話 · 琵琶は清経の死を目撃し、平家が逃れる前に盲目の母あさぎと再会する。
- 第10話 · 平氏艦隊は壇ノ浦で義経の優位な海軍力によって壊滅する
- 第11話 · 壇ノ浦の海戦は平家の敗北と安徳天皇の溺死をもって決着する。