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The Tale of Genji is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It is based on the piece of Japanese literature of the same name. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
Original Release
11/02/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kazuo Hasegawa | Hikaru Genji |
| Michiyo Kogure | Fujitsubo |
| Machiko Kyô | Awaji no ue |
| Nobuko Otowa | Murasaki no ue |
| Mitsuko Mito | Aoi no ue |
| Yûji Hori | Yoshinari |
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | Takuma nyudo |
| Chieko Soma | Kiritsubo |
| Yumiko Hasegawa | Oborozukiyo / Oborozukiyo no kimi |
| Chieko Higashiyama | Lady Kokiden / Kobiden |
Directors
Writers
Shikibu Murasaki, Kaneto Shindô, Jun'ichirô Tanizaki
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kazuo Hasegawa | Hikaru Genji |
| Michiyo Kogure | Fujitsubo |
| Machiko Kyô | Awaji no ue |
| Nobuko Otowa | Murasaki no ue |
| Mitsuko Mito | Aoi no ue |
| Yûji Hori | Yoshinari |
| Denjirô Ôkôchi | Takuma nyudo |
| Chieko Soma | Kiritsubo |
| Yumiko Hasegawa | Oborozukiyo / Oborozukiyo no kimi |
| Chieko Higashiyama | Lady Kokiden / Kobiden |
| Osamu Takizawa | Emperor Kiritsubo / Kiritsubo gomon |
| Kentaro Honma | Kashira |
| Yuriko Hanabusa | Kiritsubo's mother |
| Hisako Takihana | Nun |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Priest |
| Kôtarô Bandô | To no Chujo |
| Eitarô Shindô | Minister of the Right |
| Ichirô Sugai | Minister of the Left |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
