The Tale of Genji
源氏物語
Release: 1951-06-11
·Runtime: 124m
·★ 5.5
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Daiei Film
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
as Hikaru Genji
Chieko Sōma
as Kiritsubo
Yuriko Hanabusa
as Kiritsubo's mother
Eitarō Shindō
as Minister of the Right
Osamu Takizawa
as Emperor Kiritsubo
Mitsuko Mito
as Aoi no ue
Machiko Kyō
as Awaji no ue
Chieko Higashiyama
as Lady Kokiden
Kōtarō Bandō
as To no Chujo
Daisuke Katō
Hisako Takihana
as Nun
Yūji Hori
Yumiko Hasegawa
as Oborozukiyo
Denjirō Ōkōchi
as Takuma nyudo
Michiyo Kogure
as Fujitsubo
Nobuko Otowa
as Murasaki no ue
Ichirō Sugai
as Minister of the Left
Taiji Tonoyama
as Priest
