Movie: Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

Top 7 Billed Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga
吉永小百合

Murasaki Shikibu

Yuki Amami
天海祐希

Hikaru Genji

Toru Kazama
風間トオル

Morio Kazama
風間 杜夫

Kyôko Kishida
岸田今日子

Naoto Takenaka
竹中直人

Seiko Matsuda
松田聖子

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2001-12-15

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    6

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    日本語
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