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Status
Released
Release
1987
Runtime
1h 50m
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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.
25 Cast Members
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)
Gorō Naya
Bishop (voice)
Hiroko Maruyama
Ootakebe (voice)
Hisako Ôkata
Lady Koukiden (voice)
Kazue Suzuki
Murasaki's Maid (voice)
Kazuhisa Seshimo
Toushikibunojou (voice)
Kazuo Hayashi
Emperor Suzaku (voice)
Kinto Tamura
Minister of the Left (voice)
Masako Katsuki
Wet Nurse Shounagon (voice)
