The Tale of Genji (1966)
1966 · 1h 51m · Drama
Genres: Drama
An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing the one object of desire he must never obtain: his father's…
Director: Tetsuji Takechi, Kon Ichikawa
Writers: Tetsuji Takechi
Music by: Sukehisa Shiba
Cinematography: Shizuo Watanabe, Shin Takaiwa
Editor: Hanzaburo Kaneko
Cast
Kotobuki Hananomoto as Hikaru GenjiRuriko Asaoka as Lady MurasakiIzumi Ashikawa as FujitsuboKōji Wada as Chujo TonoTakao Nakamura as KashiwagiChojuro Hanakawa as Emperor KiritsuboSennojo Shigeyama as KoremitsuAkira Katsumi as Emperor SuzakuShime ShigeyamaKikuko Hojo as YugaoYōko Yamamoto as Little Lady AkashiChitose Kurenai as Nokiba-no-ogiMore like this
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