Title：Murasaki Shikibu: Genji monogatari Year：1987 Genre：Animation / Drama / History Language：Japanese Country：Japan Director：Gisaburô Sugii Writer：Shikibu Murasaki / Tomomi Tsutsui Actors：Morio Kazama / Miwako Kaji / Reiko Tajima Plot：An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. 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 beautiful young bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.
