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.
吉永小百合
as Murasaki Shikibu
天海祐希
as Hikaru Genji
風間トオル
as
風間 杜夫
as
岸田今日子
as
竹中直人
as
松田聖子
as
