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Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji(2001)
Status: Released
Date: 2001-12-15
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Time: 2h 23m
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
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Japan
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Movie: Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Top 7 Billed Cast
吉永小百合
Murasaki Shikibu
天海祐希
Hikaru Genji
風間トオル
風間 杜夫
岸田今日子
竹中直人
松田聖子
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