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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

Daisuke KatōDaisuke KatōHisako TakihanaHisako Takihanaas NunYuriko HanabusaYuriko Hanabusaas Kiritsubo's motherEitarō ShindōEitarō Shindōas Minister of the RightMichiyo KogureMichiyo Kogureas FujitsuboMachiko KyōMachiko Kyōas Awaji no ueYumiko HasegawaYumiko Hasegawaas OborozukiyoChieko HigashiyamaChieko Higashiyamaas Lady KokidenOsamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawaas Emperor KiritsuboDenjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō Ōkōchias Takuma nyudoYūji HoriYūji HoriKōtarō BandōKōtarō Bandōas To no ChujoTaiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyamaas PriestKazuo HasegawaKazuo Hasegawaas Hikaru GenjiMitsuko MitoMitsuko Mitoas Aoi no ueNobuko OtowaNobuko Otowaas Murasaki no ueChieko SōmaChieko Sōmaas KiritsuboIchirō SugaiIchirō Sugaias Minister of the Left

Crew

Masaichi Nagata" />Masaichi NagataExecutive ProducerKaneto Shindō" />Kaneto ShindōWriterKenji Misumi" />Kenji MisumiAssistant DirectorJunichirō Tanizaki" />Junichirō TanizakiAdaptationKozaburo Yoshimura" />Kozaburo YoshimuraDirectorAkira Ifukube" />Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer