Film
The Tale of Genji
1951Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura
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- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
About The Tale of Genji
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Kōzaburō Yoshimura
- Writers
- Murasaki Shikibu
- Kaneto Shindō
- Junichirō Tanizaki
- Original title
- 源氏物語
