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