The Tale of Genji (1987)
源氏物語
Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
- Date of release
- 1987-12-19
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Gisaburō Sugii
Casting
- Morio Kazama — Hikaru Genji (voice)
- Midori Hagio — Yuugao (voice)
- Miwako Kaji — Lady Rokujō (voice)
- Reiko Ōhara — Lady Fujitsubo (voice)
- Megumi Yokoyama — Murasaki (voice)
- Jun Fubuki — Oborozukiyo (voice)
- Reiko Tajima — Lady Aoi (voice)
- Masane Tsukayama — Tou-no-Chuujou (voice)
- Shigeru Yazaki — Koremitsu (voice)
- Bin Shimada — Tou-no-Ben (voice)
- Chikao Ohtsuka — Koremitsu (voice)
- Fujio Tokita — Hermit of Kitayama (voice)
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