The Radiant Prince

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Hikaru Genji

Age : 37 | Popularity : 10%

Hanayo Sumi

Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tamao Nakamura

Oborozukiyo

Age : 84 | Popularity : 4%

Ayako Wakao

Aoi no ue

Age : N/A | Popularity : 62%

Yoshie Mizutani

Suetsumuhana

Age : 85 | Popularity : 4%

Michiko Takano

Murasaki

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Akiko Hasegawa

Princess Akikonomu

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mitsuko Mito

Lady Kokiden

Age : N/A | Popularity : 76%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Fuji Yahiro
	Novel	Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Production	Producer	Masaichi Nagata
Directing	Director	Kazuo Mori
Camera	Director of Photography	Shozo Honda
Art	Art Direction	Yoshinobu Nishioka
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Gengon Nakaoka
Sound	Sound Recordist	Tsuchitarô Hayashi
	Original Music Composer	Ichirō Saitō
Editing	Editor	Kôji Taniguchi
Department	Role	Name

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