Overview
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.
Movie Info
Release Date: 10/14/1961
Runtime: 102 min
Director: Kazuo Mori
Top Cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Hikaru Genji
Hanayo Sumi
Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo
Tamao Nakamura
Oborozukiyo
Ayako Wakao
Aoi no ue
Yoshie Mizutani
Suetsumuhana
Michiko Takano
Murasaki
Mitsuko Mito
Lady Kokiden
Yasuko Nakada
Lady Rokujo
Keizō Kawasaki
To no Chujo
Jun'ichirō Narita
Emperor Suzaku
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