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Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001)

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.
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Tonkô Horikawa profile
Tonkô Horikawa

Director

Akira Hayasaka profile
Akira Hayasaka

Screenplay

Cast

Sayuri Yoshinaga profile
Sayuri Yoshinaga

Murasaki Shikibu

Yuki Amami profile
Yuki Amami

Hikaru Genji

Toru Kazama profile
Toru Kazama

Morio Kazama profile
Morio Kazama

Kyôko Kishida profile
Kyôko Kishida

Naoto Takenaka profile
Naoto Takenaka

Seiko Matsuda profile
Seiko Matsuda

Sayuri Yoshinaga profile
Sayuri Yoshinaga

Murasaki Shikibu

Yuki Amami profile
Yuki Amami

Hikaru Genji

Toru Kazama profile
Toru Kazama

Morio Kazama profile
Morio Kazama

Kyôko Kishida profile
Kyôko Kishida

Naoto Takenaka profile
Naoto Takenaka

Seiko Matsuda profile
Seiko Matsuda

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Release Date

December 15, 2001

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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