Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima
Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo
Director: Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Cast: Toma Ikuta, Miki Nakatani, Yoko Maki, Mikako Tabe
Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Engima" is based on the classic literary work written by Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early eleventh century.
"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...
2011 Color Widescreen 136 Min.
Japanese with Optional English Subtitles.
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