The Tale of Genji

Overview

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.

Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura

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

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

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