In June, Kiyomori moved the seat of imperial power to Fukuhara (modern day Kobe), in the hope of promoting trade with Song Dynasty China, and on the fifteenth of that month, Prince Mochihito fled Kyoto to take refuge in Mii-dera.
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Their historical significance derives from their successes during the Genpei War and their subsequent affiliation with the Hōjō clan.
He became joint commander of Yoshinaka's faction during the Genpei War after Yoshinaka met up with him at Seta.
Itsuki was next to Gokanosho, where the Heike people came to settle after their defeat in the Genji-Heike War in the Heian period and later the Kamakura shogunate sent their Genji samurai families to watch over them, thus creating the rich Genji families and poorer Heike families.
The play revolves around actual historical figures of the Genpei War, including Minamoto no Yoshitsune and his retainer Benkei.
The film contains numerous references both to the historical Genpei War and to Wars of the Roses, as well as the films Yojimbo and Django.