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The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011)

★ 6.6/10 137 min Fantasy, Drama Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Yukiko Takayama, Izumi Kawasaki
Novel: Yukiko Takayama
Original Story: Murasaki Shikibu
Streaming: Not available

Description

"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...

Top Cast

Toma Ikuta
Toma Ikuta Hikaru Genji
Miki Nakatani
Miki Nakatani Murasaki Shikibu
Yoko Maki
Yoko Maki Fujitsubo
Mikako Tabe
Mikako Tabe Ai no Ue
Rena Tanaka
Rena Tanaka Rokujo-no-Miya Sudokoro
Yosuke Kubozuka
Yosuke Kubozuka Seimei Abe
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Noriyuki Higashiyama Fujiwara Michinaga
Shigeru Muroi
Shigeru Muroi Kokiden Lady

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