Sennen no koi - Hikaru Genji monogatari
Released: December 15, 2001Runtime: 143 minLanguage: JA
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.
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
as Murasaki Shikibu
Yuki Amami
as Hikaru Genji
Toru Kazama
as Tô no Chûjô
Morio Kazama
as Jûjôtei
Tsurutaro Kataoka
as Eshi - painter
Rino Katase
as Ôkisaki
Kyoko Kishida
as Gen no Naishi no Suke
Reiko Takashima
as Kiritsubo no Kôi
Keiko Takeshita
as Rokujô no Miyasundokoro
Naoto Takenaka
as Akashi no Nyûdô
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