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The Tale of Genji

Kōzaburō Yoshimura

1951 • 2h 4m

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...

The Tale of Genji
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo HasegawaHikaru Genji
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō ŌkōchiTakuma nyudo
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo KogureFujitsubo
Mitsuko Mito
Mitsuko MitoAoi no ue
Machiko Kyō
Machiko KyōAwaji no ue
Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko OtowaMurasaki no ue
Yūji Hori
Yūji Hori
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko HasegawaOborozukiyo
Chieko Sōma
Chieko SōmaKiritsubo
Yuriko Hanabusa
Yuriko HanabusaKiritsubo's mother
Chieko Higashiyama
Chieko HigashiyamaLady Kokiden
Kōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō BandōTo no Chujo
Ichirō Sugai
Ichirō SugaiMinister of the Left
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō ShindōMinister of the Right
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu TakizawaEmperor Kiritsubo
Crew
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirector
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi NagataExecutive Producer
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki ShikibuNovel
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto ShindōWriter
Akira Ifukube
Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
Kenji Misumi
Kenji MisumiAssistant Director
Junichirō Tanizaki
Junichirō TanizakiAdaptation
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