The Tale of Genji poster

The Tale of Genji (1991)

First aired December 27, 19911 season · 2 epsEnded

Overview

The life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty. Based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu.

Top Billed Cast

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Noriyuki Higashiyama

Reiko Ōhara

Ayako Wakao

Keiko Takeshita

Keiko Takeshita

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Yasuko Sawaguchi

Yoshiko Mita

Tetsuro Tamba

Muga Takewaki

Takuya Fujioka

Mitsuko Mori

Jun Hashizume

Yuko Kotegawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Takeshi Katō

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Japanese

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

January 3, 1992

Networks

TBS

Production

TBS

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