Kiyomori is struck down by a febrile illness. Kiyomori appears before Saigyo, formerly named Norikiyo, as a wraith, and learns the meaning of his life through dialogue with Saigyo. In Kyoto, people rush to Kiyomori's bedside and bring up their concerns over their future. Kiyomori finally passes away. After the passing of Kiyomori, the fate of the Taira family takes a turn for the worse. Tokiko throws herself into the sea with Emperor Antoku in her arms, and the entire Taira family ends up being destroyed at Dannoura. At the bottom of the sea, Tokiko sees the members of the Taira family standing, including Kiyomori with a sword in his hand.
１１８１年１月、清盛（松山ケンイチ）は熱病で死のフチにいた。源氏との決戦に勝利し頼朝（岡田将生）の首を墓前に供えよと叫び清盛は世を去る。４年後、時子（深田恭子）は「海の底にも都はある」と壇ノ浦に入水、盛国（上川隆也）は捕虜となり鎌倉で息絶える。そして頼朝は義経（神木隆之介）を追討し幕府を開く。ある日、頼朝のもとを西行（藤木直人）が訪ねてくる。頼朝は西行を通じ亡き清盛の霊と対面するのだった。
