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The Tale of Genji (1951)

The Tale of Genji (1951)

Drama
Release Date: 1951, June 11
Directors: Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film
Cast: Taiji Tonoyama, Machiko Kyō, Chieko Higashiyama, Osamu Takizawa, Mitsuko Mito, Yuriko Hanabusa, Ichirō Sugai, Kazuo Hasegawa, Eitarō Shindō, Michiyo Kogure, Hisako Takihana, Denjirō Ōkōchi

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

japan jidaigeki heian period