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The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji (源氏物語)

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  • Japan
  • 1987
  • · 110m

Director Gisaburō Sugii
Cast Morio Kazama, Midori Hagio, Miwako Kaji, Reiko Ôhara, Megumi Yokoyama, Jun Fubuki
Genre Animation, Drama, Romance

An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. 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. Taken from AniDB

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