The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011)
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 ...
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Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 3.01 |
Directed By
Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Crew
Yukiko Takayama
Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Yukiko Takayama
Izumi Kawasaki
Murasaki Shikibu
Tsutomu Tsuchikawa
Hikaru Suzuki
Tadahisa Sakamoto
Julie K. Fujishima
Kazuya Hamana
Shinichirou Inoue
Kazunori Okada
Akira Hagan
Minami Ichikawa
Shinji Tanaka
Tsutomu Imamura
Norihito Sumitomo
TOP CAST
Toma Ikuta
Hikaru Genji
Miki Nakatani
Murasaki Shikibu
Yoko Maki
Fujitsubo
Mikako Tabe
Ai no Ue
Rena Tanaka
Rokujo-no-Miya Sudokoro
Yosuke Kubozuka
Seimei Abe
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Fujiwara Michinaga
Shigeru Muroi
Kokiden Lady
Misako Renbutsu
Fujiwara no Shoshi
Takaaki Enoki
Kiritsubo Emperor
Masahiro Koumoto
Yukinari Fujiwara
Yoshiko Sakuma
Omyobu
Sei Ashina
Yugao
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