Genji: A Thousand-Year Love
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- Movie: Genji: A Thousand-Year Love
- Romaji: Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari
- Japanese: 千年の恋 ひかる源氏物語
- Director: Tonko Horikawa
- Writer: Akira Hayasaka
- Producer: Hiroyoshi Koiwai, Tan Takaiwa
- Cinematography: Tatsuo Suzuki
- Release Date: December 15, 2001
- Runtime: 143 min.
- Studio: Toei, TV Asahi
- Distributor: Toei
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
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.
Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga - Murasaki Shikibu
- Yuki Amami - Hikaru Genji
- Toru Kazama - To no Chujo
- Morio Kazama - Jujotei
- Tsurutaro Kataoka - Eshi - painter
- Rino Katase - Okisaki
- Kyoko Kishida - Gen no Naishi no Suke
- Reiko Takashima - Fujitsubo no Chugu / Kiritsubo no Kôi
- Keiko Takeshita - Rokujo no Miyasundokoro
- Naoto Takenaka - Akashi no Nyudo
- Yasunori Danda - Fujiwara no Korenori
- Takako Tokiwa - Murasaki no Ue
- Shinobu Nakayama - Aoi no Ue
- Fumie Hosokawa - Akashi no Kimi
- Aki Maeda - Kataiko
- Seiko Matsuda - Ageha no Kimi
- Yoko Minamino - Oboro Zukuyo
- Taro Yamamoto - Fujiwara no Koremitsu
- Ken Watanabe - Fujiwara no Michinaga / Fujiwara no Nobutaka
- Mitsuko Mori - Sei Shonagon
- Katsuyo Asari - Minamoto no Rinshi
- Taeko Hattori
- Tadahiko Hirano
- Hirotaro Honda - Kiritsubotei
- Takeshi Kato - Udaijin - Minister of the Right
- Shigeru Koyama - Fujiwara no Tametoki
- Takami Mizuhashi - Fujiwara no Shoshi
- Yuko Nishimaru - Tamakazura
- Junkichi Orimoto - Kakuzen Sojo
- Mai Saito - Murasaki no Ue
- Ichiro Shinjitsu - Hyobukyo no Miya
- Emi Suzuki - Akikonomu Chugu
- Machiko Washio - Suetsumuhana
- Yukari Haruma
Awards
- "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction" (Yoshinobu Nishioka, Toshiyuki Matsumiya) - 2002 (25th) Japan Academy Prize - March 8, 2002
- "Best Actress" (Yuki Amami) - 2001 (44th) Blue Ribbon Awards - February 8, 2002
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