Overview
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.
Cast
Hikaru Genji
Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo
Oborozukiyo
Aoi no ue
Suetsumuhana
Murasaki
Princess Akikonomu
Lady Kokiden
Lady Rokujo
To no Chujo
Emperor Suzaku
Prince Hyobu