Name: Taira no Munemori (平 宗盛)
Birth/Death: (1147-1185)
Appearance: Book 1 Episode 5, 12, 15; Book 2 Episode 3, 6, 11; Book 3 Episode 4, 11, 18, 19; Book 4 Episode 1, 4-6, 13, 14; Book 5 Episode 12; Book 6 Episode 7, 8, 10, 12; Book 7 Episode 4, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20; Book 8 Episode 1, 3, 4, 6, 11; Book 9 Episode 6, 7, 9, 17; Book 10 Episode 2-4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15; Book 11 Episode 2, 6-8, 10, 11, 13, 16-18
Bio:
He is the younger brother of Shigemori and the third son of Kiyomori. He is regarded as much less capable than Shigemori, and his personality more closely aligns with that of his father in regards to his impulsive behavior and lack of consideration for the future. Munemori becomes head of the Taira clan after Shigemori's passing.
Additional Information:
In Book 4, episode 6, Munemori forces Yorimasa's eldest son to provide him with a prized horse. Munemori later brands Nakatsuna's name on the horse as a way of public insult, further proving that he is in fact as tactless as he sounds. (NF)
Munemori is also tricked by Kio, who pretends to side with him. Kio then meets up with Yorimasa and cuts off the tail and mane of Munemori's horse and sends it back. Munemori is furious and demands that Kio be caught alive in the coming battle.