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The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma

2011 · 137 min Fantasy Drama
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Yu Kao, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Murasaki Shikibu is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Seime Abe to write a work ...

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Original Title 源氏物語 千年の謎
Year 2011
Country Japan
Genre Fantasy, Drama
Director Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Runtime 137 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.6/10 (8 votes)

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The film weaves a tapestry of courtly love, obsession, and spectral vengeance, set against the exquisite backdrop of Heian-era Japan. It explores the blurred lines between the creator and her creation, as Murasaki Shikibu's writing becomes entangled with Genji's own tragic romances.

What lingers after the final scene is a haunting meditation on the immortality of stories and the price of passion. The beauty of the visuals serves as a poignant contrast to the melancholy and darkness of the human heart. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Yasuo Tsuruhashi

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