Yoshitomo, who was defeated by Kiyomori, flees eastward but ends up being alone with Masakiyo, Yoshitomo's foster brother and most loyal aide, and the two commit suicide. In Kyoto, Yoritomo, who was separated from Yoshitomo while escaping, is captured and brought to Kiyomori. The members of the Taira family insist on killing Yoritomo, however, Kiyomori's mother desperately begs for Yoritomo's life, seeing her late son Iemori in Yoritomo.
源氏の義朝（玉木宏）は敗れた。京で平氏の清盛（松山ケンイチ）は、尾張の地で義朝が果てたことを知るが、嫡男・頼朝（中川大志）を何としても捜し出せと命ずる。その頃、鬼若（青木崇高）にかくまわれていた常磐御前（武井咲）が、義経を出産する。源氏はついに頼朝・義経の時代へ…来るべき源平合戦に向かって平氏と源氏、ふたつの武家の運命が大きく動き出す！
