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.
Credits
The Tale of Genji Cast
Name |
Character |
Machiko Kyō
She was 27, 95 years old when she died
|
as Awaji no ue |
Nobuko Otowa
She was 26, 70 years old when she died
|
as Murasaki no ue |
Kazuo Hasegawa
He was 43, 76 years old when he died
|
as Hikaru Genji |
Michiyo Kogure
She was 33, 72 years old when she died
|
as Fujitsubo |
Eitarō Shindō
He was 51, 77 years old when he died
|
as Minister of the Right |
Chieko Higashiyama
She was 60, 89 years old when she died
|
as Lady Kokiden |
Ichiro Sugai
He was 43, 66 years old when he died
|
as Minister of the Left |
Mitsuko Mito
She was 32, 62 years old when she died
|
as Aoi no ue |
Yuriko Hanabusa
She was 51, 69 years old when she died
|
as Kiritsubo's mother |
Denjirō Ōkōchi
He was 53, 64 years old when he died
|
|
Yûji Hori
He was 28, 56 years old when he died
|
|
Osamu Takizawa
He was 44, 93 years old when he died
|
as Emperor Kiritsubo |
The Tale of Genji Crew
Name |
Department |
Masaichi Nagata as Executive Producer. He was 45 (79) years old when He died
|
Production |
Kōzaburō Yoshimura as Director. He was 39 (89) years old when He died
|
Directing |
Kôhei Sugiyama as Director of Photography. He was 51 (60) years old when He died
|
Camera |
Hiroshi Mizutani as Art Direction. He was 5 (25) years old when He died
|
Art |