Movie Details
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Cast & Crew
M
Murasaki Shikibu
Original Story
T
Tonkô Horikawa
Director
A
Akira Hayasaka
Screenplay
T
Tatsuo Suzuki
Director of Photography
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Audience Score
DirectorTonkô Horikawa
Plot
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.
