Movielogr
The Radiant Prince (1961)
Directed by Kazuo Mori
Overview
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.
Length 102 minutes
Actors
Raizō Ichikawa | Hanayo Sumi | Tamao Nakamura | Ayako Wakao | Yoshie Mizutani | Michiko Takano | Akiko Hasegawa | Mitsuko Mito | Yasuko Nakata | Keizô Kawasaki | Jun'ichirô Narita | Hajime Mitamura | Shirô Ôtsuji | Koreya Senda | Michiko Ai | Reiko Fujiwara | Mayumi Kurata | Tokiko Mita | Yôko Wakasugi | Kiyoko Hirai | Kuniko Miyake | Jukai Ichikawa