The Genpei War (Part 2) | Setting the Stage (UPDATED) Episode 5

The Genpei War comes to its epic conclusion as Minamoto no Yoritomo faces off against not only the remaining Taira forces but also his own cousin who steps forth to oppose him. The dawn of a new era of samurai rule is at hand.

Setting the Stage UPDATED playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrlMflnRScAL3pSsBBGR4SirHKoEg4HOz

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Sources Used:
"A History of the Samurai" by Jonathan López-Vera
"The Tale of the Heike" translated by Royall Tyler
"Warriors of Japan As Portrayed in the War Tales" by Paul Varley
"Samurai and the Warrior Culture of Japan, 471-1877" by Thomas Conlan
"Legends of the Samurai" by Hiroaki Sato
"Samurai Battles" by Michael Sharpe
Additional information found through the Japanese Wiki Corpus

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Music from:
Music from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
"Deep Space Sector 9" by Ezra Lipp
"Arctic Forest" by Akira Ifukube
"Fire of Prometheus III - Joy of Fire" by Akira Ifukube
"Shaka" by Akira Ifukube

Artwork:
Classical art, which in most cases can be considered public domain.
Art from Osprey Publications
Other modern artist renditions and photos as well as photos from Wikipedia, if you see your work in this video please contact me so that I can give you proper credit!

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