Synopsis
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Kazuo MoriDirector
- Fuji YahiroScreenplay
- Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Raizō IchikawaHikaru Genji
- Hanayo SumiFujitsubo / Kiritsubo
- Tamao NakamuraOborozukiyo
- Ayako WakaoAoi no ue
- Yoshie MizutaniSuetsumuhana
- Michiko TakanoMurasaki
- Akiko HasegawaPrincess Akikonomu
- Mitsuko MitoLady Kokiden
- Yasuko NakadaLady Rokujo
- Keizō KawasakiTo no Chujo
- Jun'ichirō NaritaEmperor Suzaku
- Hajime MitamuraPrince Hyobu
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Themes
japanbased on novel or bookhistorical romanceheian period