頼朝挙兵

Learning Prince Mochihito's plot, Kiyomori bursts in anger and captures Mochihito and his followers. While Kiyomori enforces the transfer of capital to Fukuhara for Emperor Antoku, Yoritomo finally rises up against the Taira family. Kiyomori has mixed feelings to learn of Yoritomo's move, but at the same time gets excited, thinking the time has finally come for the Taira and Minamoto families to fight for the summit over the nation's power. In September 1180, Kiyomori commands samurais across the country to defeat Yoritomo.

平清盛（松山ケンイチ）は反乱を起こした源頼政（宇梶剛士）を攻め落とし、以仁王（柿澤勇人）を自害に追い込む。事態を憂いた清盛は都を福原に移す。４００年続いた京の都を離れることに一門や貴族の間にも不満は高まるが、清盛は耳を貸そうとしない。清盛の暴挙を知った源頼朝（岡田将生）はついに挙兵を決意。伊豆の領主・平家勢の山木兼隆（中村竜）に攻め入る。その知らせは清盛に届くが、その時清盛は武士の心を忘れていた。