The Tale of Genji
Japanese · 源氏物語
Directed by Gisaburō Sugii
Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
- Released
- 19 Dec 1987
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Also known as
- Murasaki Shikibu Genji monogatari, Genji monogatari, Le dit du Genji, Le conte du Genji
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Writer
- Tomomi Tsutsui
- Cinematography
- Juro Sugimura
- Music
- Haruomi Hosono
- Elsewhere
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- Drama
- Romance
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Cast
Morio Kazama
Hikaru Genji (voice)
Midori Hagio
Yuugao (voice)
Miwako Kaji
Lady Rokujō (voice)
Reiko Ōhara
Lady Fujitsubo (voice)
Megumi Yokoyama
Murasaki (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Oborozukiyo (voice)
Reiko Tajima
Lady Aoi (voice)
Masane Tsukayama
Tou-no-Chuujou (voice)
Shigeru Yazaki
Koremitsu (voice)
Bin Shimada
Tou-no-Ben (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Koremitsu (voice)
Fujio Tokita
Hermit of Kitayama (voice)
