Drama · Japan · 1951 · 2h 4m

The Tale of Genji

源氏物語

Director

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa as Hikaru Genji Denjirō Ōkōchi as Takuma nyudo Michiyo Kogure as Fujitsubo Mitsuko Mito as Aoi no ue Machiko Kyō as Awaji no ue Nobuko Otowa as Murasaki no ue

Crew

Kōhei Sugiyama — Director of Photography Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō — Writer Murasaki Shikibu — Novel

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Kōzaburō Yoshimura Director Kōhei Sugiyama Director of Photography Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Kaneto Shindō Writer Murasaki Shikibu Novel

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