The Tale of Genji

6.0 1951 124 min
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 ha…

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Director
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Writer
Kaneto Shindō

Cast

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

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