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The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma

The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma

20116.62h 17m

Overview

"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...

Directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Written by Yukiko Takayama, Izumi Kawasaki, Murasaki Shikibu
Produced by Tsutomu Tsuchikawa, Hikaru Suzuki, Kazunori Okada
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Toma Ikuta

Toma Ikuta

Hikaru Genji

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Murasaki Shikibu

Yoko Maki

Yoko Maki

Fujitsubo

Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe

Ai no Ue

Rena Tanaka

Rena Tanaka

Rokujo-no-Miya Sudokoro

Yosuke Kubozuka

Yosuke Kubozuka

Seimei Abe

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Fujiwara Michinaga

Shigeru Muroi

Shigeru Muroi

Kokiden Lady

Misako Renbutsu

Misako Renbutsu

Fujiwara no Shoshi

Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki

Kiritsubo Emperor

Themes & Keywords

japanjidaigekiheian period

About The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma

The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma is a fantasy, drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of japan, jidaigeki, heian period. Directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi, it stars Toma Ikuta, Miki Nakatani, Yoko Maki. "Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...

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