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The Radiant Prince (1961)

The Radiant Prince (1961)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1961, October 14
Directors: Kazuo Mori
Countries: Japan
Production: Daiei Film
Cast: Tamao Nakamura, Mitsuko Mito, Ayako Wakao, Koreya Senda, Yasuko Nakada, Akiko Hasegawa, Reiko Fujiwara, Hajime Mitamura, Shirō Ōtsuji, Raizō Ichikawa, Yoshie Mizutani, Keizō Kawasaki

Overview:

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.

Keywords:

based on novel or book japan historical romance heian period