The Radiant Prince

新源氏物語

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.

Novela

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Director

Kazuo Mori

Screenplay

Fuji Yahiro

Music

Ichirō Saitō

Status

Released

Release date

14/10/1961

Original language

Japanese