The Tale of Genji

1951, drama

124 minutes

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.

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Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Hikaru Genji

Michiyo Kogure

Michiyo Kogure

Fujitsubo

Mitsuko Mito

Mitsuko Mito

Aoi no ue

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Awaji no ue

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Murasaki no ue

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Oborozukiyo

Chieko Soma

Kiritsubo

Yuriko Hanabusa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Kiritsubo's mother

Chieko Higashiyama

Chieko Higashiyama

Lady Kokiden

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

To no Chujo

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Minister of the Left

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Minister of the Right

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Emperor Kiritsubo

Crew

Art

Hiroshi Mizutani

Art direction

Camera

Crew

Masao Ôsumi

Sound recordist

Directing

Production

Masaichi Nagata

Masaichi Nagata

Executive producer

Sound

Akira Ifukube

Akira Ifukube

Original music composer

Writing

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