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.
八代目 市川雷蔵
as Hikaru Genji
寿美花代
as Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo
中村玉緒
as Oborozukiyo
若尾文子
as Aoi no ue
水谷八重子
as Suetsumuhana
高野通子
as Murasaki
Akiko Hasegawa
as Princess Akikonomu
Mitsuko Mito
as Lady Kokiden
中田康子
as Lady Rokujo
川崎敬三
as To no Chujo
成田純一郎
as Emperor Suzaku
三田村元
as Prince Hyobu
