宿命の再会

In 1145, Tamako, who has become a Buddhist nun, is struck down by a serious illness. The retired Emperor Toba loses his composure and orders samurai serving under the Emperor to find narcissus flower to comfort Tamako, which is not normally around in this season. While Kiyomori is looking for the flower, he runs into Yoshitomo who is on the way to deliver the flower to the retired Emperor Toba. Tamako passes away after receiving the flower. Around the same time, Kiyomori remarries Tokiko, his late wife Akiko's apprentice, and Yoshitomo marries Princess Yura.

１１４５年、出家した待賢門院（檀れい）は、ついに重い病の床につく。鳥羽法皇（三上博史）は、武士たちに季節外れの水仙を探させ、待賢門院に届けようとする。水仙探しの途中で、清盛（松山ケンイチ）は１０年前に別れて東国修行に出ていた義朝（玉木宏）と宿命の再会を果たす。そして、清盛は明子（加藤あい）の友人・時子（深田恭子）を、義朝は熱田神宮の由良姫（田中麗奈）を…。