Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
千年の恋 ひかる源氏物語 (original title)
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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.
Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuki Amami, Toru Kazama, Morio Kazama, Kyôko Kishida, Naoto Takenaka, Seiko Matsuda, Takako Tokiwa, Ken Watanabe, Reiko Takashima, Rino Katase, Mitsuko Mori, Yoko Minamino, Fumie Hosokawa, Shinobu Nakayama, Keiko Takeshita, Tsurutaro Kataoka, Shigeru Kōyama, Takeshi Katō, Aki Maeda
Writers: Murasaki Shikibu (Original Story), Akira Hayasaka (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Tatsuo Suzuki
Production Designer: Yoshinobu Nishioka, Toshiyuki Matsumiya
Editor: Shin'ya Tadano
Sound Designer: Tetsuo Segawa
Composer: Isao Tomita
Direction team: 葛原隆康 (Assistant Director), Misae Tanaka (Script Supervisor)
Producers: Keita Senoo, Riuko Tominaga, Junichi Kimura
Production: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
