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The Tale of Genji

19515.5 / 10124 min
Drama

Overview

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Hikaru Genji

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Takuma nyudo

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Fujitsubo

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Aoi no ue

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Awaji no ue

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Murasaki no ue

Yūji Hori

Yūji Hori

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Oborozukiyo

Chieko Sōma

Chieko Sōma

Kiritsubo

Yuriko Hanabusa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Kiritsubo's mother

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Lady Kokiden

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

To no Chujo

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of the Left

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Minister of the Right

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Emperor Kiritsubo

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Priest

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Nun

Crew

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Director

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Executive Producer

Kōhei Sugiyama

Kōhei Sugiyama

Director of Photography

Masao Ōsumi

Masao Ōsumi

Sound Recordist

Hiroshi Mizutani

Hiroshi Mizutani

Art Direction

Kaneto Shindō

Kaneto Shindō

Writer

Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu

Novel

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original Music Composer

Kenji Misumi

Kenji Misumi

Assistant Director

Junichirō Tanizaki

Junichirō Tanizaki

Adaptation