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The Radiant Prince (1961)

Overview

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.
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Kazuo Mori profile
Kazuo Mori

Director

Fuji Yahiro profile
Fuji Yahiro

Screenplay

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa profile
Raizō Ichikawa

Hikaru Genji

Hanayo Sumi profile
Hanayo Sumi

Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo

Tamao Nakamura profile
Tamao Nakamura

Oborozukiyo

Ayako Wakao profile
Ayako Wakao

Aoi no ue

Yoshie Mizutani profile
Yoshie Mizutani

Suetsumuhana

Michiko Takano profile
Michiko Takano

Murasaki

Akiko Hasegawa profile
Akiko Hasegawa

Princess Akikonomu

Mitsuko Mito profile
Mitsuko Mito

Lady Kokiden

Yasuko Nakada profile
Yasuko Nakada

Lady Rokujo

Keizō Kawasaki profile
Keizō Kawasaki

To no Chujo

Jun'ichirō Narita profile
Jun'ichirō Narita

Emperor Suzaku

Hajime Mitamura profile
Hajime Mitamura

Prince Hyobu

Raizō Ichikawa profile
Raizō Ichikawa

Hikaru Genji

Hanayo Sumi profile
Hanayo Sumi

Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo

Tamao Nakamura profile
Tamao Nakamura

Oborozukiyo

Ayako Wakao profile
Ayako Wakao

Aoi no ue

Yoshie Mizutani profile
Yoshie Mizutani

Suetsumuhana

Michiko Takano profile
Michiko Takano

Murasaki

Akiko Hasegawa profile
Akiko Hasegawa

Princess Akikonomu

Mitsuko Mito profile
Mitsuko Mito

Lady Kokiden

Yasuko Nakada profile
Yasuko Nakada

Lady Rokujo

Keizō Kawasaki profile
Keizō Kawasaki

To no Chujo

Jun'ichirō Narita profile
Jun'ichirō Narita

Emperor Suzaku

Hajime Mitamura profile
Hajime Mitamura

Prince Hyobu

Extra

Release Date

October 14, 1961

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Daiei Film logo

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