The Tale of Genji
1951Genji, 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.
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Kazuo Hasegawa
as Hikaru Genji
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Michiyo Kogure
as Fujitsubo
Mitsuko Mito
as Aoi no ue
Machiko Kyō
as Awaji no ue
Nobuko Otowa
as Murasaki no ue
Yūji Hori
Yumiko Hasegawa
as Oborozukiyo
Chieko Sōma
as Kiritsubo
Yuriko Hanabusa
as Kiritsubo's mother
Chieko Higashiyama
as Lady Kokiden
Kōtarō Bandō
as To no Chujo
Ichirō Sugai
as Minister of the Left
Eitarō Shindō
as Minister of the Right
Osamu Takizawa
as Emperor Kiritsubo
Daisuke Katō