Movie: The Tale of Genji

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Noriyuki Higashiyama
東山紀之

Reiko Ōhara
大原麗子

Ayako Wakao
若尾文子

Keiko Takeshita
竹下景子

Yasuko Sawaguchi
沢口靖子

Yoshiko Mita
三田佳子

Tetsuro Tamba
丹波哲郎

Muga Takewaki
竹脇無我

Takuya Fujioka
藤岡琢也

Mitsuko Mori
森光子

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    TV movie based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, which tells about the life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty. In 1991, to commemorate the 40th anniversary of TBS' founding, it was released with a total production value of around 1.2 billion yen and aired in two parts.

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    1991-12-27

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