The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

124 mins | Drama | June 11, 1951

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.

The Tale of Genji

124 mins | Drama | June 11, 1951

The Tale of Genji
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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 源氏物語
Directors Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Kenji Misumi
Writers Murasaki Shikibu, Junichirō Tanizaki, Kaneto Shindō

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

as Hikaru Genji

Michiyo Kogure

as Fujitsubo

Mitsuko Mito

as Aoi no ue

Machiko Kyō

as Awaji no ue

Nobuko Otowa

as Murasaki no ue

Yumiko Hasegawa

as Oborozukiyo

Chieko Soma

as Kiritsubo

Yuriko Hanabusa

as Kiritsubo's mother

Chieko Higashiyama

as Lady Kokiden

Kōtarō Bandō

as To no Chujo

Ichirō Sugai

as Minister of the Left

Eitarō Shindō

as Minister of the Right

Osamu Takizawa

as Emperor Kiritsubo