The Tale of Genji (1987)
Original title: 源氏物語
The Tale of Genji is a 1987 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Gisaburō Sugii, with a running time of 1h 50m. It stars Morio Kazama, Midori Hagio and Miwako Kaji.
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.
Cast
- Morio Kazama as Hikaru Genji (voice)
- Midori Hagio as Yuugao (voice)
- Miwako Kaji as Lady Rokujō (voice)
- Reiko Ōhara as Lady Fujitsubo (voice)
- Megumi Yokoyama as Murasaki (voice)
- Jun Fubuki as Oborozukiyo (voice)
- Reiko Tajima as Lady Aoi (voice)
- Masane Tsukayama as Tou-no-Chuujou (voice)
- Shigeru Yazaki as Koremitsu (voice)
- Bin Shimada as Tou-no-Ben (voice)
- Chikao Ohtsuka as Koremitsu (voice)
- Fujio Tokita as Hermit of Kitayama (voice)