The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

5.5
1951
2h 4m
Movie
Drama

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.

Details

Director

Kozaburo Yoshimura

Writers

Kaneto Shindō

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

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Production

Daiei Film
Top Billed

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Hikaru Genji

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Takuma nyudo

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Fujitsubo

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Aoi no ue

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Awaji no ue

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Murasaki no ue

Yūji Hori

Yūji Hori

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Oborozukiyo

Chieko Sōma

Chieko Sōma

Kiritsubo

Yuriko Hanabusa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Kiritsubo's mother

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Lady Kokiden

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

To no Chujo

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