Poster of The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, June 11 1951
73 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kazuo HasegawaKazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa was
43 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Hikaru Genji'.
Thu, Feb 27 1908 –
Fri, Apr 06 1984
Portrait of Denjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi was
53 in The Tale of Genji
Sat, Feb 05 1898 –
Thu, Jul 19 1962
Portrait of Michiyo KogureMichiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure was
33 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Fujitsubo'.
Thu, Jan 31 1918 –
Wed, Jun 13 1990
Portrait of Mitsuko MitoMitsuko Mito
Mitsuko Mito was
32 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Aoi no ue'.
Sun, Mar 23 1919 –
Sun, Apr 05 1981
Portrait of Machiko KyōMachiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō was
27 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Awaji no ue'.
Tue, Mar 25 1924 –
Sun, May 12 2019
Portrait of Nobuko OtowaNobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa was
25 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Murasaki no ue'.
Thu, Oct 01 1925 –
Thu, Dec 22 1994
Portrait of Yūji HoriYūji Hori
Yūji Hori was
28 in The Tale of Genji
Tue, Sep 26 1922 –
Tue, Jun 19 1979
Portrait of Yumiko HasegawaYumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa was
26 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Oborozukiyo'.
Thu, Dec 18 1924 –
Tue, Jul 27 2010
Portrait of Chieko SōmaChieko Sōma
Chieko Sōma was
28 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Kiritsubo'.
Sun, Dec 24 1922
Portrait of Yuriko HanabusaYuriko Hanabusa
Yuriko Hanabusa was
51 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Kiritsubo's mother'.
Wed, Mar 07 1900 –
Sat, Feb 07 1970
Portrait of Chieko HigashiyamaChieko Higashiyama
Chieko Higashiyama was
60 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Lady Kokiden'.
Tue, Sep 30 1890 –
Thu, May 08 1980
Portrait of Kōtarō BandōKōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō Bandō was
40 in The Tale of Genji
as 'To no Chujo'.
Thu, May 04 1911 –
Sat, Nov 28 1981
Portrait of Ichirō SugaiIchirō Sugai
Ichirō Sugai was
43 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Minister of the Left'.
Wed, Jul 24 1907 –
Sat, Aug 11 1973
Portrait of Eitarō ShindōEitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō was
51 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Minister of the Right'.
Fri, Nov 10 1899 –
Fri, Feb 18 1977
Portrait of Osamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa was
44 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Emperor Kiritsubo'.
Wed, Nov 14 1906 –
Thu, Jun 22 2000
Portrait of Daisuke KatōDaisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō was
40 in The Tale of Genji
Sat, Feb 18 1911 –
Thu, Jul 31 1975

Crew

Portrait of Kōzaburō YoshimuraKōzaburō Yoshimura
Kōzaburō Yoshimura was
39 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Director'
Fri, Sep 08 1911 –
Tue, Nov 07 2000
Portrait of Kōhei SugiyamaKōhei Sugiyama
Kōhei Sugiyama was
51 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Director of Photography'
Thu, Jun 22 1899 –
Sun, Feb 21 1960
Portrait of Kenji MisumiKenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi was
30 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Assistant Director'
Wed, Mar 02 1921 –
Wed, Sep 24 1975
Portrait of Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō was
39 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Writer'
Mon, Apr 22 1912 –
Tue, May 29 2012
Portrait of Masaichi NagataMasaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata was
45 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Executive Producer'
Sun, Jan 21 1906 –
Thu, Oct 24 1985
Portrait of Akira IfukubeAkira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube was
37 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, May 31 1914 –
Mon, Feb 06 2006
Portrait of Junichirō TanizakiJunichirō Tanizaki
Junichirō Tanizaki was
64 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Adaptation'
Sat, Jul 24 1886 –
Fri, Jul 30 1965
Portrait of Murasaki ShikibuMurasaki Shikibu
Murasaki Shikibu was
>> in The Tale of Genji
as 'Novel'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi MizutaniHiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani was
45 in The Tale of Genji
as 'Art Direction'
Wed, Jan 17 1906 –
Sun, May 16 1971
Portrait of Masao ÔsumiMasao Ôsumi
Masao Ôsumi was
>> in The Tale of Genji
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday