The Tale of Genji (1951 film)
| The Tale of Genji | |
|---|---|
 Scene from the film. | |
| Directed by | Kōzaburō Yoshimura |
| Produced by | Masaichi Nagata |
| Written by |
Shikibu Murasaki Kaneto Shindo Junichirô Tanizaki |
| Starring | Kazuo Hasegawa |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube |
| Cinematography | Kôhei Sugiyama |
Release dates |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Tale of Genji (Japanese: 源氏物語, Genji monogatari) is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It is based on the piece of Japanese literature of the same name. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Hikaru Genji
- Michiyo Kogure as Fujitsubo
- Machiko Kyō as Awaji no ue
- Nobuko Otowa as Murasaki no ue
- Mitsuko Mito as Aoi no ue
- Yuji Hori as Yoshinari
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as Takuma nyudo
- Chieko Soma as Kiritsubo
- Yumiko Hasegawa as Oborozukiyo no kimi
- Chieko Higashiyama as Kobiden
- Osamu Takizawa as Kiritsubo gomon
- Kentaro Honma as Kashira
- Yuriko Hanabusa as Kiritsubo's mother
- Hisako Takihana as Nun
- Taiji Tonoyama as Priest
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Tale of Genji". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
External links
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