The Tale of Genji

Original title: 源氏物語

Duration: 124 min

Release date: 1951-06-11

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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.

Drama

源氏物語

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as Hikaru Genji

Denjirō Ōkōchi

as Takuma nyudo

as Murasaki no ue

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Yuriko Hanabusa

as Kiritsubo's mother

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

as Lady Kokiden

Kōtarō Bandō

as Minister of the Left

Eitarō Shindō

as Minister of the Right

as Emperor Kiritsubo

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

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Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Sound Recordist

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Executive Producer

Hiroshi Mizutani

Hiroshi Mizutani

Kōhei Sugiyama

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Murasaki Shikibu

Murasaki Shikibu

Assistant Director

Junichirō Tanizaki

Junichirō Tanizaki

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