📜 Overview:
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.
🌏 Languages Available:
Japanese
📆 Date Released:
1961-10-14
⌚ Running Time:
102 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
0.0
Beloved Cast
Hikaru Genji
Raizō Ichikawa
Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo
Hanayo Sumi
Oborozukiyo
Tamao Nakamura
Aoi no ue
Ayako Wakao
Suetsumuhana
Yoshie Mizutani
Murasaki
Michiko Takano
Princess Akikonomu
Akiko Hasegawa
Lady Kokiden
Mitsuko Mito
Lady Rokujo
Yasuko Nakada
To no Chujo
Keizō Kawasaki
Emperor Suzaku
Jun'ichirō Narita
Prince Hyobu
Hajime Mitamura
Koremitsu
Shirō Ōtsuji
Minister of the Right
Koreya Senda
Michiko Ai
Ben
Reiko Fujiwara
Mayumi Kurata
Tokiko Mita
Yōko Wakasugi
Kiyoko Hirai
Kuniko Miyake
Emperor
Jukai Ichikawa