The Tale of Genji is a 1987 animated adaptation of The Tale of Genji, directed by Gisaburō Sugii.
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Plot
The movie adapts elements of the first third of The Tale of Genji, depicting the life of Hikaru Genji in the Imperial Court of the Heian period.
Cast
Morio Kazama as Hikaru Genji
Miwako Kaji as Lady Rokujō
Jun Fubuki as Oborozukiyo (朧月夜)
Hagio Midori as Yugao
Megumi Yokoyama (actress) as Lady Murasaki
Yazaki Shigeru as Koremitsu
Nachi Nozawa as Emperor Kiritsubo
Tokita Fujio as the Priest of Kitayama
Reiko Ohara as Lady Fujitsubo (藤壺)
Production
The movie was directed by Gisaburō Sugii. The character designer and animation director was Yasuhiro Nakura. The movie was a joint production of Asahi Sonorama, the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, and Kadokawa Daiei Studio. A home video version was released in 2000.
Music
The film’s score, composed by Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono, was ranked the 39th best score of all time by online music publication, Pitchfork.