is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It is based on the early 11th century novel of the same name.
Cast Kazuo Hasegawa as Hikaru Genji Michiyo Kogure as Fujitsubo Machiko Kyō as Awaji no ue Nobuko Otowa as Murasaki no ue Mitsuko Mito as Aoi no ue Yuji Hori as Yoshinari Denjirō Ōkōchi as Takuma nyudo Chieko Soma as Kiritsubo Yumiko Hasegawa as Oborozukiyo no kimi Chieko Higashiyama as Kobiden Osamu Takizawa as Kiritsubo gomon Kentaro Honma as Kashira Yuriko Hanabusa as Kiritsubo's mother Hisako Takihana as Nun Taiji Tonoyama as Priest
Release The Tale of Genji was released in Japan on 2 November 1951 and shown in competition at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.
Legacy The Tale of Genji was screened at a 2012 retrospective on Kaneto Shindō and Kōzaburō Yoshimura in London, organised by the British Film Institute and the Japan Foundation.
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