Description
Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'. It is dotted throughout and actually composed mainly of one of the fictional stories she wrote, the tale of Genji. Genji is a rich playboy who falls in love and has a son to his stepmother. He falls in love often and has many wives whom are all completely subservient to him.
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Release Date2001
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Runtime2 hr 22 min
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Languageja
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Rating5.4 (7)
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Genres
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DirectorTonkô Horikawa
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Cast吉永小百合天海祐希風間トオル風間 杜夫岸田今日子竹中直人松田聖子常盤貴子渡辺謙高島礼子かたせ梨乃森光子南野陽子細川ふみえ中山忍竹下景子片岡鶴太郎神山繁加藤武前田亜季水橋貴己浅利香津代織本順吉山本太郎本田博太郎段田安則平野忠彦鷲尾真知子服部妙子真実一路橋本さとし木下浩之
