The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji (1966)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1966-01-14
  • Runtime: 1h 51min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Nikkatsu Corporation
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Tetsuji Takechi

Summary

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.

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  • Kotobuki Hananomoto

    as Hikaru Genji

  • Ruriko Asaoka

    as Lady Murasaki

  • Izumi Ashikawa

    as Fujitsubo

  • Kōji Wada

    as Chujo Tono

  • Takao Nakamura

    as Kashiwagi

  • Chojuro Hanakawa

    as Emperor Kiritsubo

  • Sennojo Shigeyama

    as Koremitsu

  • Akira Katsumi

    as Emperor Suzaku

  • Shime Shigeyama

    as

  • Kikuko Hojo

    as Yugao

  • Yōko Yamamoto

    as Little Lady Akashi

  • Chitose Kurenai

    as Nokiba-no-ogi

  • Utako Sen

    as The Third Princess

  • Saeda Kawaguchi

    as Lady Akashi

  • Machiko Yashiro

    as Oborozukiyo

  • Yasuko Matsui

    as Utsusemi

  • Mitsuko Yoshikawa

    as Amagimi

  • Machiko Tsuki

    as Omyobu

  • Reiko Otori

    as

  • Yoshiko Hashimoto

    as Wakana

  • Midori Nishizaki

    as

  • Hideko Kawaguchi

    as Lady Rokujo

  • Minako Katsuki

    as Lady Aoi
Writing Murasaki Shikibu Original Story
Production Tetsuji Takechi Executive Producer
Production Akio Komasaki Executive Producer
Production Toyojirô Nagashima Executive Producer
Writing Tetsuji Takechi Screenplay
Camera Shizuo Watanabe Director of Photography
Camera Shin Takaiwa Director of Photography
Lighting Yoshio Unno Lighting Technician
Sound Sukehisa Shiba Original Music Composer
Art Minoru Omori Art Direction
Editing Hanzaburo Kaneko Editor
Directing Tetsuji Takechi Director
Directing Ariyuki Maeda Assistant Director
Directing Fumio Kurokawa Assistant Director
Directing Yutaka Fukuoka Assistant Director
Directing Nobuko Araki Assistant Director

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