The Tale of Genji (1987 film) explained

The Tale of Genji
Native Name:	Kanji: 源氏物語 Revhep: Genji Monogatari
Director:	Gisaburō Sugii
Starring:	Morio Kazama
Music:	Haruomi Hosono
Studio:	Group TAC
Distributor:	Nippon Herald Films
Runtime:	106 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

The Tale of Genji is a 1987 animated adaptation of The Tale of Genji, directed by Gisaburō Sugii.^[1]

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.^[1]

Cast

• Morio Kazama as Hikaru Genji^[2]
• Miwako Kaji as Lady Rokujō^[2]
• Fubuki Jun as Oborozukiyo (朧月夜)^[2]
• Hagio Midori as Yugao^[2]
• Yokoyama Megumi as Lady Murasaki^[2]
• Yazaki Shigeru as Koremitsu^[2]
• Nozawa Nachi as Emperor Kiritsubo^[2]
• Tokita Fujio as the Priest of Kitayama^[2]
• Ohara Reiko as Lady Fujitsubo (藤壺)^[2]

Production

The movie was directed by Gisaburō Sugii.^[1] The character designer and animation director was Yasuhiro Nakura.^[1] The movie was a joint production of Asahi Sonorama, the Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, and Kadokawa Daiei Studio.^[3] A home video version was released in 2000.^[3]

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.^[4]

External links

• The Tale of Genji (1987 film) at The Internet Movie Database

Notes and References

1. Book: Brian . Camp . Julie . Davis . Anime Classics Zettai! 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces . . . 2007 . 978-1-933330-22-8 . 368–369.
2. Book: Tateishi, Kazuhiro . 323 . Envisioning the Tale of Genji: Media, Gender, and Cultural Production . . 2008 . Haruo . Shirane . 978-0-231-14236-6 . The Tale of Genji in Postwar Film: Emperor, Aestheticism, and the Erotic .
3. Book: A Study Guide for Lady Murasaki Shikibu's "The Tale of Genji" . . 2016 . Sara . Constantakis . 978-1-4144-7621-6.
4. Web site: February 21, 2019. The 50 Best Film Scores of All Time . Pitchfork . 2021-05-23.