The Tale of Genji (2013)

  • NR
  • 01/26/2013 (CZ)
  • Drama
  • 2h 4m

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.

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Writer

Murasaki Shikibu

Novel

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa's headshot

Kazuo Hasegawa

Hikaru Genji
Denjirō Ōkōchi's headshot

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Michiyo Kogure's headshot

Michiyo Kogure

Fujitsubo
Mitsuko Mito's headshot

Mitsuko Mito

Aoi no ue
Machiko Kyō's headshot

Machiko Kyō

Awaji no ue
Nobuko Otowa's headshot

Nobuko Otowa

Murasaki no ue
Yūji Hori's headshot

Yūji Hori

Yumiko Hasegawa's headshot

Yumiko Hasegawa

Oborozukiyo

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