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The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji

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AnimationDramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

110 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

19 December 1987

Country

Japan

Cast

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

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

Kazue Suzuki

Murasaki's Maid (voice)

Kazuhisa Seshimo

Kazuhisa Seshimo

Toushikibunojou (voice)

Kazuo Hayashi

Kazuo Hayashi

Emperor Suzaku (voice)

Kinto Tamura

Kinto Tamura

Minister of the Left (voice)

Masako Katsuki

Masako Katsuki

Wet Nurse Shounagon (voice)

Mirai Boke

Mirai Boke

Oumyoubu (voice)

Nachi Nozawa

Nachi Nozawa

Emperor Kiritsubo (voice)

Aoki Nana

Aoki Nana

Ukon (voice)

Ryuji Saikachi

Ryuji Saikachi

Old Caretaker (voice)

Yoshito Yasuhara

Yoshito Yasuhara

Sama-no-kami (voice)

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