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.
Release Date : Dec 15, 2001
Production Company : Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Production Countries : Japan
Original Language : 日本語
Casts : Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuki Amami, Toru Kazama, Morio Kazama, Kyôko Kishida, Naoto Takenaka, Seiko Matsuda
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Status : Released
Budget : 0
Revenue : 0
