The Tale of Genji (1951 film)

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.

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