The Tale of Genji
源氏物語
Release: 1987-12-19
·Runtime: 110m
·★ 5.9
Animation
Drama
Romance
Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
The Asahi Shimbun
Group TAC
TV Asahi
Cast
Yoshito Yasuhara
as Sama-no-kami (voice)
Midori Hagio
as Yuugao (voice)
Megumi Yokoyama
as Murasaki (voice)
Reiko Tajima
as Lady Aoi (voice)
Bin Shimada
as Tou-no-Ben (voice)
Hisako Ôkata
as Lady Koukiden (voice)
Morio Kazama
as Hikaru Genji (voice)
Miwako Kaji
as Lady Rokujō (voice)
Jun Fubuki
as Oborozukiyo (voice)
Masane Tsukayama
as Tou-no-Chuujou (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
as Koremitsu (voice)
Gorō Naya
as Bishop (voice)
Hiroko Maruyama
as Ootakebe (voice)
Reiko Ōhara
as Lady Fujitsubo (voice)
Fujio Tokita
as Hermit of Kitayama (voice)
Masako Katsuki
as Wet Nurse Shounagon (voice)
Ryuji Saikachi
as Old Caretaker (voice)
Kazuo Hayashi
as Emperor Suzaku (voice)
