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The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

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📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1951-06-11
⌚ Running Time: 124 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.4

Beloved Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa original image
Hikaru Genji
Kazuo Hasegawa
Denjirō Ōkōchi original image
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Michiyo Kogure original image
Fujitsubo
Michiyo Kogure
Mitsuko Mito original image
Aoi no ue
Mitsuko Mito
Machiko Kyō original image
Awaji no ue
Machiko Kyō
Nobuko Otowa original image
Murasaki no ue
Nobuko Otowa
Yūji Hori original image
Yūji Hori
Yumiko Hasegawa original image
Oborozukiyo
Yumiko Hasegawa
Chieko Sōma original image
Kiritsubo
Chieko Sōma
Yuriko Hanabusa original image
Kiritsubo's mother
Yuriko Hanabusa
Chieko Higashiyama original image
Lady Kokiden
Chieko Higashiyama
Kōtarō Bandō original image
To no Chujo
Kōtarō Bandō
Ichirō Sugai original image
Minister of the Left
Ichirō Sugai
Eitarō Shindō original image
Minister of the Right
Eitarō Shindō
Osamu Takizawa original image
Emperor Kiritsubo
Osamu Takizawa
Daisuke Katō original image
Daisuke Katō

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