---
title: 'The Tale of Genji (1951)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kōzaburō Yoshimura'
released: '1951-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 121
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-tale-of-genji-1951'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043580/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Tale of Genji (1951)

1951 · 121 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 源氏物語

## Synopsis

The Tale of Genji  is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It is based on the early 11th century novel of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kōzaburō Yoshimura](https://cinepixo.com/people/kozaburo-yoshimura)
- **Screenplay:** [Jun'ichirō Tanizaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-ichiro-tanizaki), [Kaneto Shindō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaneto-shindo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Akira Ifukube](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-ifukube)
- **Producer:** [Masaichi Nagata](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaichi-nagata)

## Cast

- [Nobuko Otowa](https://cinepixo.com/people/nobuko-otowa) as Murasaki no Ue
- [Yuriko Hanabusa](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuriko-hanabusa)
- [Osamu Takizawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/osamu-takizawa)
- [Taiji Tonoyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/taiji-tonoyama)
- [Michiyo Kogure](https://cinepixo.com/people/michiyo-kogure) as Lady Fujitsubo
- [Denjirō Ōkōchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/denjiro-okochi)
- [Chieko Higashiyama](https://cinepixo.com/people/chieko-higashiyama)
- [Mitsuko Mito](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-mito) as Aoi no Ue
- [Machiko Kyō](https://cinepixo.com/people/machiko-kyo)
- [Kazuo Hasegawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuo-hasegawa) as Hikaru Genji

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