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The Tale of Genji

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Calorie Rating: 156
Released: 1966-01-14
Running Time: 111 Minutes
Studios: Nikkatsu Corporation,


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.

Director / Directors

Ariyuki Maeda
Assistant Director
Fumio Kurokawa
Assistant Director

Yutaka Fukuoka
Assistant Director
Nobuko Araki
Assistant Director


Cast

Kotobuki Hananomoto
Character: Hikaru Genji
Ruriko Asaoka
Character: Lady Murasaki
Izumi Ashikawa
Character: Fujitsubo

Kōji Wada
Character: Chujo Tono
Takao Nakamura
Character: Kashiwagi
Chojuro Hanakawa
Character: Emperor Kiritsubo

Sennojo Shigeyama
Character: Koremitsu
Akira Katsumi
Character: Emperor Suzaku

Kikuko Hojo
Character: Yugao
Yōko Yamamoto
Character: Little Lady Akashi
Chitose Kurenai
Character: Nokiba-no-ogi

Utako Sen
Character: The Third Princess
Saeda Kawaguchi
Character: Lady Akashi
Machiko Yashiro
Character: Oborozukiyo

Yasuko Matsui
Character: Utsusemi
Mitsuko Yoshikawa
Character: Amagimi
Machiko Tsuki
Character: Omyobu

Yoshiko Hashimoto
Character: Wakana

Hideko Kawaguchi
Character: Lady Rokujo
Minako Katsuki
Character: Lady Aoi


Production and Crew

Tetsuji Takechi
Executive Producer
Akio Komasaki
Executive Producer
Toyojirô Nagashima
Executive Producer

Shizuo Watanabe
Director of Photography
Shin Takaiwa
Director of Photography

Yoshio Unno
Lighting Technician
Sukehisa Shiba
Original Music Composer
Minoru Omori
Art Direction

Murasaki Shikibu
Original Story