The Tale of Genji (1951 film)

The Tale of Genji
Scene from the film.
Directed byKōzaburō Yoshimura
Written byKaneto Shindō
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki
Murasaki Shikibu (novel)
Produced byMasaichi Nagata
StarringKazuo Hasegawa
CinematographyKōhei Sugiyama
Music byAkira Ifukube
Production
company
Distributed byDaiei Film
Release date
  • 2 November 1951 (1951-11-02) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
124 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥141.05 million[3]

The Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji Monogatari) is a 1951 Japanese drama film directed by Kōzaburō Yoshimura. It is based on the early 11th century novel of the same name.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "源氏物語(1951)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "源氏物語". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ 『キネマ旬報ベスト・テン85回全史 1924-2011』、キネマ旬報社、2012年5月23日、p.88