The Tale of Genji
1987 · 110 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 248 VOTES · DIR. Gisaburō Sugii
Overview
Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
Dialogue Timeline — 578 lines
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00:01:45 Oh, this is rather unexpected.
00:05:37 Tale of Genji
00:12:58 Do not let Aoi hear this, but I want to gossip about women.
00:17:31 When you are feeling passionate...
00:20:14 ...but if you know them you find they lack personality.
00:24:41 I do not want to remember.
00:28:18 She secured the child's future.
00:30:10 ...the princess is hopeless...
00:32:32 Lord Genji.
00:35:05 Oh, this is good news.
00:38:19 It has been so long...
00:41:13 He looks just like you when you were small.
00:48:09 That is terrible.
00:56:16 I will be by your side, so do not worry.
00:59:41 We do not know each other, yet we have a child.
01:02:57 Since his great misfortune, he has isolated himself.
01:07:00 I have to.
01:09:29 I want to hear your harp.
01:15:25 Have you lost your mind?
01:17:46 No...I am not that certain.
01:21:38 You...
01:24:17 You are quite disappointed aren't you?
01:29:59 Suma is different from Kyo.
01:32:50 Murasaki.
Cast & Characters
Morio Kazama
Hikaru Genji (voice)
Midori Hagio
Yuugao (voice)
Miwako Kaji
Lady Rokujō (voice)
Reiko Ōhara
Lady Fujitsubo (voice)
Megumi Yokoyama
Murasaki (voice)
Jun Fubuki
Oborozukiyo (voice)
Reiko Tajima
Lady Aoi (voice)
Masane Tsukayama
Tou-no-Chuujou (voice)
Shigeru Yazaki
Koremitsu (voice)
Bin Shimada
Tou-no-Ben (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Koremitsu (voice)
Fujio Tokita
Hermit of Kitayama (voice)
Gorō Naya
Bishop (voice)
Hiroko Maruyama
Ootakebe (voice)
Hisako Ôkata
Lady Koukiden (voice)
Kazue Suzuki
Murasaki's Maid (voice)
Kazuhisa Seshimo
Toushikibunojou (voice)
Kazuo Hayashi
Emperor Suzaku (voice)
Kinto Tamura
Minister of the Left (voice)
Masako Katsuki
Wet Nurse Shounagon (voice)
Mirai Boke
Oumyoubu (voice)
Nachi Nozawa
Emperor Kiritsubo (voice)
Aoki Nana
Ukon (voice)
Ryuji Saikachi
Old Caretaker (voice)
Yoshito Yasuhara
Sama-no-kami (voice)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed578
Dialogue density5.3 lines / min
First line00:01:45
Final line01:32:50
Production Record
DirectorGisaburō Sugii
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes248
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