Movielogr
The Tale of Genji (1951)
Directed by Kôzaburô Yoshimura
Overview
Genji, 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.
Length 124 minutes
Actors
Kazuo Hasegawa | Denjirô Ôkôchi | Michiyo Kogure | Mitsuko Mito | Machiko Kyō | Nobuko Otowa | Yûji Hori | Yumiko Hasegawa | Chieko Soma | Yuriko Hanabusa | Chieko Higashiyama | Kôtarô Bandô | Ichirô Sugai | Eitarô Shindô | Osamu Takizawa | Daisuke Katô