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The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

1951 Drama
Release date : June 11, 1951
Runtime : 2h 4m
Countries of origin : Japan /
Original Language : Japanese /
Director : Kōzaburō Yoshimura /
Writers : Kaneto Shindō / Murasaki Shikibu / Junichirō Tanizaki /
Production companies : Daiei Film /
June 11, 1951 2h 4m Japan Drama Japanese More
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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.
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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
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

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  • title：The Tale of Genji
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1951
  • Runtime：2h 4m
  • Genres： Drama ·
  • Countries of origin： Japan ·
  • Original Language： Japanese ·
  • Director： Kōzaburō Yoshimura /
  • Writers： Kaneto Shindō · Murasaki Shikibu · Junichirō Tanizaki ·
  • Production companies： Daiei Film ·
  • 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.
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