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The Tale of Genji (1951)

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.

Release: 1951-06-11
Runtime: 124 min
Rating: 5.5 / 10
Cast
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
Hikaru Genji
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Takuma nyudo
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
Yūji Hori
Yūji Hori
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Oborozukiyo
Chieko Sōma
Chieko Sōma
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
Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Priest
Hisako Takihana
Hisako Takihana
Nun