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The Tale of Genji
6.0(7)19512h 4m
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.
- Director
- Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Created by
- Masaichi Nagata
- Writers
- Kaneto Shindō
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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

Ichirō Sugai
Minister of the Left

Eitarō Shindō
Minister of the Right

Osamu Takizawa
Emperor Kiritsubo

Daisuke Katō

Taiji Tonoyama
Priest

Hisako Takihana
Nun
Crew
Directing
- Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirector
- Kenji MisumiAssistant Director
Writing
- Murasaki ShikibuNovel
- Kaneto ShindōWriter
- Junichirō TanizakiAdaptation
Production
- Masaichi NagataExecutive Producer
Camera
- Kōhei SugiyamaDirector of Photography
Sound
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
- Masao ŌsumiSound Recordist
Art
- Hiroshi MizutaniArt Direction