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The Tale of Genji (1951)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 4M

Director : Kōzaburō Yoshimura

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
Hikaru Genji
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
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
Yûji Hori
Yûji Hori
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Oborozukiyo
Chieko Soma
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

Crews

Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Director
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Kōhei Sugiyama
Kōhei Sugiyama
Director of Photography
Masao Ôsumi
Masao Ôsumi
Sound Recordist
Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani
Art Direction
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Murasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu
Novel
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
Assistant Director
Junichirō Tanizaki
Junichirō Tanizaki
Adaptation

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