The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma (2011)
Original title: 源氏物語 千年の謎
The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma is a 2011 Japanese-language fantasy movie directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi, with a running time of 2h 17m. It stars Toma Ikuta, Miki Nakatani and Yoko Maki.
"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...
Official site
Cast
- Toma Ikuta as Hikaru Genji
- Miki Nakatani as Murasaki Shikibu
- Yoko Maki as Fujitsubo
- Mikako Tabe as Ai no Ue
- Rena Tanaka as Rokujo-no-Miya Sudokoro
- Yosuke Kubozuka as Seimei Abe
- Noriyuki Higashiyama as Fujiwara Michinaga
- Shigeru Muroi as Kokiden Lady
- Misako Renbutsu as Fujiwara no Shoshi
- Takaaki Enoki as Kiritsubo Emperor
- Masahiro Komoto as Yukinari Fujiwara
- Yoshiko Sakuma as Omyobu