The Radiant Prince

The Radiant Prince

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 14, 1961

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.

The Radiant Prince

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Oct. 14, 1961

The Radiant Prince
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 新源氏物語
Directors Kazuo Mori
Writers Fuji Yahiro, Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

as Hikaru Genji

Hanayo Sumi

as Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo

Tamao Nakamura

as Oborozukiyo

Ayako Wakao

as Aoi no ue

Yoshie Mizutani

as Suetsumuhana

Michiko Takano

as Murasaki

Akiko Hasegawa

as Princess Akikonomu

Mitsuko Mito

as Lady Kokiden

Yasuko Nakata

as Lady Rokujo

Keizô Kawasaki

as To no Chujo

Jun'ichirô Narita

as Emperor Suzaku

Hajime Mitamura

as Prince Hyobu

Shirō Ōtsuji

as Koremitsu

Koreya Senda

as Minister of the Right

Jukai Ichikawa

as Emperor