The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

1987/12/19 • Released • Japanese

Animation
Drama
Romance
6.1
1h 50m

Overview

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.

Director : Gisaburō Sugii

Casts
Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Hikaru Genji (voice)

Midori Hagio

Midori Hagio

Yuugao (voice)

Miwako Kaji

Miwako Kaji

Lady Rokujō (voice)

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko Ōhara

Lady Fujitsubo (voice)

Megumi Yokoyama

Megumi Yokoyama

Murasaki (voice)

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Oborozukiyo (voice)

Reiko Tajima

Reiko Tajima

Lady Aoi (voice)

Masane Tsukayama

Masane Tsukayama

Tou-no-Chuujou (voice)

Shigeru Yazaki

Koremitsu (voice)

Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada

Tou-no-Ben (voice)

Chikao Ohtsuka

Chikao Ohtsuka

Koremitsu (voice)

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Hermit of Kitayama (voice)

Gorō Naya

Gorō Naya

Bishop (voice)

Hiroko Maruyama

Hiroko Maruyama

Ootakebe (voice)

Hisako Ôkata

Hisako Ôkata

Lady Koukiden (voice)

Kazue Suzuki

Murasaki's Maid (voice)

Kazuhisa Seshimo

Toushikibunojou (voice)

Kazuo Hayashi

Kazuo Hayashi

Emperor Suzaku (voice)

Kinto Tamura

Minister of the Left (voice)

Masako Katsuki

Masako Katsuki

Wet Nurse Shounagon (voice)

Mirai Boke

Oumyoubu (voice)

Nachi Nozawa

Nachi Nozawa

Emperor Kiritsubo (voice)

Aoki Nana

Ukon (voice)

Ryūji Saikachi

Ryūji Saikachi

Old Caretaker (voice)

Yoshito Yasuhara

Yoshito Yasuhara

Sama-no-kami (voice)

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