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Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji

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6.0/10 • 6

2001-12-15 • 2h 23m

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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.

Directors
Tonkô Horikawa

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  1. Sayuri Yoshinaga

    Sayuri Yoshinaga

    Murasaki Shikibu

  2. Yuki Amami

    Yuki Amami

    Hikaru Genji

  3. Toru Kazama

    Toru Kazama

  4. Morio Kazama

    Morio Kazama

  5. Kyôko Kishida

    Kyôko Kishida

  6. Naoto Takenaka

    Naoto Takenaka

  7. Seiko Matsuda

    Seiko Matsuda

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    Status
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    Original Language
    Japanese
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    Keywords
    japanjidaigekihistorical romanceheian period