The Tale of Genji (1951)

★ 6.0/10 124 min Drama Japan Japanese

Writer: Kaneto Shindō
Novel: Murasaki Shikibu
Adaptation: Junichirō Tanizaki

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Description

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.

Top Cast

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