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The Tale of Genji

Plot: 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
Release Date: Monday, June 11 1951
73 years ago
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Portrait of Kazuo HasegawaKazuo HasegawaKazuo Hasegawa was 43 in The Tale of Genji as 'Hikaru Genji'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 27 1908 –
Fri, Apr 06 1984
Portrait of Denjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō Ōkōchi was 53 in The Tale of Genji
Birthday: Sat, Feb 05 1898 –
Thu, Jul 19 1962
Portrait of Michiyo KogureMichiyo KogureMichiyo Kogure was 33 in The Tale of Genji as 'Fujitsubo'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 31 1918 –
Wed, Jun 13 1990
Portrait of Mitsuko MitoMitsuko MitoMitsuko Mito was 32 in The Tale of Genji as 'Aoi no ue'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 23 1919 –
Sun, Apr 05 1981
Portrait of Machiko KyōMachiko KyōMachiko Kyō was 27 in The Tale of Genji as 'Awaji no ue'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 25 1924 –
Sun, May 12 2019
Portrait of Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaNobuko Otowa was 25 in The Tale of Genji as 'Murasaki no ue'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 01 1925 –
Thu, Dec 22 1994
Portrait of Yūji HoriYūji HoriYūji Hori was 28 in The Tale of Genji
Birthday: Tue, Sep 26 1922 –
Tue, Jun 19 1979
Portrait of Yumiko HasegawaYumiko HasegawaYumiko Hasegawa was 26 in The Tale of Genji as 'Oborozukiyo'.
Birthday: Thu, Dec 18 1924 –
Tue, Jul 27 2010
Portrait of Chieko SōmaChieko SōmaChieko Sōma was 28 in The Tale of Genji as 'Kiritsubo'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 24 1922
Portrait of Yuriko HanabusaYuriko HanabusaYuriko Hanabusa was 51 in The Tale of Genji as 'Kiritsubo's mother'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 07 1900 –
Sat, Feb 07 1970
Portrait of Chieko HigashiyamaChieko HigashiyamaChieko Higashiyama was 60 in The Tale of Genji as 'Lady Kokiden'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 30 1890 –
Thu, May 08 1980
Portrait of Kōtarō BandōKōtarō BandōKōtarō Bandō was 40 in The Tale of Genji as 'To no Chujo'.
Birthday: Thu, May 04 1911 –
Sat, Nov 28 1981
Portrait of Ichirō SugaiIchirō SugaiIchirō Sugai was 43 in The Tale of Genji as 'Minister of the Left'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 24 1907 –
Sat, Aug 11 1973
Portrait of Eitarō ShindōEitarō ShindōEitarō Shindō was 51 in The Tale of Genji as 'Minister of the Right'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 10 1899 –
Fri, Feb 18 1977
Portrait of Osamu TakizawaOsamu TakizawaOsamu Takizawa was 44 in The Tale of Genji as 'Emperor Kiritsubo'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 14 1906 –
Thu, Jun 22 2000
Portrait of Daisuke KatōDaisuke KatōDaisuke Katō was 40 in The Tale of Genji
Birthday: Sat, Feb 18 1911 –
Thu, Jul 31 1975

Crew

Portrait of Kōzaburō YoshimuraKōzaburō YoshimuraKōzaburō Yoshimura was 39 in The Tale of Genji as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 08 1911 –
Tue, Nov 07 2000
Portrait of Kōhei SugiyamaKōhei SugiyamaKōhei Sugiyama was 51 in The Tale of Genji as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Fri, Jun 23 1899 –
Sun, Feb 21 1960
Portrait of Kenji MisumiKenji MisumiKenji Misumi was 30 in The Tale of Genji as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 02 1921 –
Wed, Sep 24 1975
Portrait of Kaneto ShindōKaneto ShindōKaneto Shindō was 39 in The Tale of Genji as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 22 1912 –
Tue, May 29 2012
Portrait of Masaichi NagataMasaichi NagataMasaichi Nagata was 45 in The Tale of Genji as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Jan 21 1906 –
Thu, Oct 24 1985
Portrait of Akira IfukubeAkira IfukubeAkira Ifukube was 37 in The Tale of Genji as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, May 31 1914 –
Mon, Feb 06 2006
Portrait of Junichirō TanizakiJunichirō TanizakiJunichirō Tanizaki was 64 in The Tale of Genji as 'Adaptation'
Birthday: Sat, Jul 24 1886 –
Fri, Jul 30 1965
Portrait of Murasaki ShikibuMurasaki ShikibuMurasaki Shikibu was >> in The Tale of Genji as 'Novel'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi MizutaniHiroshi MizutaniHiroshi Mizutani was 45 in The Tale of Genji as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 17 1906 –
Sun, May 16 1971
Portrait of Masao ÔsumiMasao ÔsumiMasao Ôsumi was >> in The Tale of Genji as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday