Assassins in the Night

The First Shogun

Japan, 1180: The samurai warlord Kiyomori is at the height of his power - he has exiled or executed his opponents, imprisoned the retired Emperor, and has begun his grandest project - the creation of a new capital city in his image. But hundreds of miles to the east, the exiled Yoritomo is planning to strike back against Kiyomori's Heike. He launches a daring night-time raid - one of the earliest Ninja-style stealth attacks in Japan's history - but will it succeed, and how will Kiyomori respond?
Main characters in this episode:
For the Genji:
Minamoto no Yoritomo - Genji heir; the future First Shogun
Hojo Masako - Yoritomo's wife; daughter of Tokimasa
Hojo Tokimasa - Yoritomo's father-in-law
Takatsuna, Sadatsuna, Moritsuna, Tsunetaka - samurai brothers
For the Heike:
Taira no Kiyomori - Heike Lord
Taira no Kanetaka - Governor of Izu
Tsutsumi Nobuto - Izu vice-governor
Oba no Kagechika - veteran samurai

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Capitole

1. Assassins in the Night (00:00:00)

2. A city on the move (00:00:21)

3. Unwelcome news (00:02:53)

4. Plan of attack (00:04:34)

5. The Sasaki brothers (00:09:25)

6. The night attack (00:10:44)

7. Stealth warriors (00:12:02)

8. Head of the Taira (00:13:30)

9. 300 at Mt Ishibashi (00:15:34)