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The Tale of Genji

6.019512h 4mMovieDrama

Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.

DirectorKōzaburō Yoshimura
WriterKaneto Shindō
ProducerMasaichi Nagata

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Cast · Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura

KHKazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
Hikaru Genji
DŌDenjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Takuma nyudo
MKMichiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Fujitsubo
MMMitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito
Aoi no ue
MKMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Awaji no ue
NONobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Murasaki no ue
YHYūji Hori
Yūji Hori
YHYumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Oborozukiyo
CSChieko Sōma
Chieko Sōma
Kiritsubo
YHYuriko Hanabusa
Yuriko Hanabusa
Kiritsubo's mother
CHChieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama
Lady Kokiden
KBKōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō Bandō
To no Chujo

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