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The Tale of Genji (1966)
Directed by Tetsuji Takechi, Kon Ichikawa
Drama · 1h 51m
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 young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
Cast
K
Kotobuki Hananomoto
Hikaru Genji
Ruriko Asaoka
Lady Murasaki
Izumi Ashikawa
Fujitsubo
Kōji Wada
Chujo Tono
T
Takao Nakamura
Kashiwagi
C
Chojuro Hanakawa
Emperor Kiritsubo
S
Sennojo Shigeyama
Koremitsu
A
Akira Katsumi
Emperor Suzaku
S
Shime Shigeyama
Kikuko Hojo
Yugao
Yōko Yamamoto
Little Lady Akashi
C
Chitose Kurenai
Nokiba-no-ogi
Crew
- Director
- Tetsuji Takechi, Kon Ichikawa
- Screenplay
- Tetsuji Takechi
- Director of Photography
- Shin Takaiwa, Shizuo Watanabe
- Original Music Composer
- Sukehisa Shiba
- Editor
- Hanzaburo Kaneko
Details
- Original title
- 源氏物語
- Release date
- 1966-01-14
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Nikkatsu Corporation