The Tale of Genji

Overview

Cast & Crew

Production House

The Plot

Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: 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.

Run Time

1h 50m

Genre

Animation, Drama, Romance

Release Date

19 Dec 1987

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Director & Producers

Gisaburō Sugii
Director Masato Hara
Producer

Top Billed Cast

Morio Kazama
Hikaru Genji (voice)

Midori Hagio
Yuugao (voice)

Miwako Kaji
Lady Rokujō (voice)

Reiko Ōhara
Lady Fujitsubo (voice)

Megumi Yokoyama
Murasaki (voice)

Jun Fubuki
Oborozukiyo (voice)

Reiko Tajima
Lady Aoi (voice)

Masane Tsukayama
Tou-no-Chuujou (voice) Shigeru Yazaki
Koremitsu (voice)

Bin Shimada
Tou-no-Ben (voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka
Koremitsu (voice)

Fujio Tokita
Hermit of Kitayama (voice)

Technical Team

Juro Sugimura
Director of Photography

Tomomi Tsutsui
Writer

Haruomi Hosono
Original Music Composer

Murasaki Shikibu
Original Story

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