Synopsis
Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'. It is dotted throughout and actually composed mainly of one of the fictional stories she wrote, the tale of Genji. Genji is a rich playboy who falls in love and has a son to his stepmother. He falls in love often and has many wives whom are all completely subservient to him.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Tonkô HorikawaDirector
- Akira HayasakaScreenplay
- Isao TomitaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sayuri YoshinagaMurasaki Shikibu
- Yuki AmamiHikaru Genji
- Toru KazamaCast
- Morio KazamaCast
- Kyôko KishidaCast
- Naoto TakenakaCast
- Seiko MatsudaCast
- Takako TokiwaCast
- Ken WatanabeCast
- Reiko TakashimaCast
- Rino KataseCast
- Mitsuko MoriCast
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Themes
japanjidaigekihistorical romanceheian period