The Tale of Genji

源氏物語

1951·124'

Kozaburo Yoshimura

Drama

Japanese

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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.

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 Chieko Sōma Kiritsubo Yuriko Hanabusa Kiritsubo's mother Chieko Higashiyama Lady Kokiden Kōtarō Bandō To no Chujo