The Tale of Genji (1987)
- Original title
- 源氏物語
- Directed by
- Gisaburō Sugii
- Genre
- animation, drama, romance
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A Japanese prince navigates love and court life in the Heian period. The film follows his romantic entanglements and the emotional consequences that ripple through the imperial court.
elegiacpoeticintrospectivevisually stylizedslow-pacedromanticmelancholicdreamlike
What happens
The Tale of Genji is a 1987 animated adaptation of The Tale of Genji, directed by Gisaburō Sugii. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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