Movie Description
新源氏物語
(1961)Overview
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.
Featured Crew
- Director : Kazuo Mori
- Producer : Masaichi Nagata
- Editor : Kōji Taniguchi
- Cast : Raizō Ichikawa,Hanayo Sumi,Tamao Nakamura,Ayako Wakao,Yoshie Mizutani,Michiko Takano,Akiko Hasegawa,Mitsuko Mito,Yasuko Nakada,Keizō Kawasaki,Jun'ichirō Narita,Hajime Mitamura,Shirō Ōtsuji,Koreya Senda,Michiko Ai,Reiko Fujiwara,Mayumi Kurata,Tokiko Mita,Yōko Wakasugi,Kiyoko Hirai,Kuniko Miyake,Jukai Ichikawa,Hiroko Fujikawa,Kimiko Tachibana,Ikuko Mōri,Rumiko Komachi,Hiroko Yamamoto,Sumao Ishihara,Osamu Maruyama,Tatsuo Hanabu,Jiro Tsuruga,Bonta Maru,Hajime Koshikawa,Akira Konami,Gen Kimura,Sōji Shibata,Yoshiki Matsuoka,Kazuko Taniguchi,Kyōko Higashiyama
Cast
Hikaru Genji
Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo
Oborozukiyo
Aoi no ue
Suetsumuhana
Murasaki
Princess Akikonomu
Lady Kokiden
Lady Rokujo
To no Chujo
Emperor Suzaku
Prince Hyobu
Koremitsu
Minister of the Right
Ben
Emperor
Posters
Recommendations
Facts
Original Title新源氏物語
Status Released
Release Information
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1961-10-14
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 42m
Production CompaniesDaiei Film
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
