The Tale of Genji
1951, Japanese. Directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura.
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kōzaburō YoshimuraDirector
- Kazuo HasegawaHikaru Genji
- Denjirō ŌkōchiTakuma nyudo
- Michiyo KogureFujitsubo
- Mitsuko MitoAoi no ue
- Machiko KyōAwaji no ue
- Nobuko OtowaMurasaki no ue
- Yūji HoriCast
- Yumiko HasegawaOborozukiyo
- Chieko SōmaKiritsubo
- Yuriko HanabusaKiritsubo's mother
- Chieko HigashiyamaLady Kokiden
- Kōtarō BandōTo no Chujo
Details
- Released
- 11 June 1951
- Original title
- 源氏物語
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kaneto Shindō
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The Tale of Genji runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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The Tale of Genji isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 June 1951. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tale of Genji?
The Tale of Genji (1951) was directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura and stars Kazuo Hasegawa, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Michiyo Kogure.