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  2. The Tale of Genji - Wikipedia

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    The Tale of Genji (源氏物語, Genji monogatari, pronounced [ɡeɲdʑi monoɡaꜜtaɾi]), also known as Genji Monogatari, is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century. The original manuscript no longer exists.

  3. Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo - Wikipedia

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    The film Speculates as to why Murasaki wrote The Tale of Genji. The story begins with Murasaki Shikibu obtaining instructions from Fujiwara no Michinaga to write a tale in which would educate his daughter, Fujiwara no Sōshi, so that his ‘blood’ may enter the bloodline of the Emperor’s. Murasaki then begins to write The Tale of Genji and ...

  4. List of The Tale of Genji characters - Wikipedia

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    The Third Princess, a character from The Tale of Genji (ukiyo-e by Suzuki Harunobu, ca. 1766). The characters of The Tale of Genji do not possess birth names. Instead they are assigned sobriquets derived from poetic exchanges (e.g. Murasaki takes her name from a poem by Genji), from the particular court positions they occupy (in the Tyler translation, characters are often referred to by such ...

  5. Hikaru Genji - Wikipedia

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    Hikaru Genji (光源氏) is the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's Heian-era Japanese novel The Tale of Genji."Hikaru" means "shining", deriving from his appearance, hence he is known as the "Shining Prince." [1] He is portrayed as a superbly handsome man and a genius.

  6. Aoi no Ue - Wikipedia

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    Such as the story of Aoi no Ue in The Tale of Genji, Aoi no Ue's family tried to save her life by the way Buddhism treats other spiritual sicknesses. Lady Murasaki, the author of The Tale of Genji, was a follower of the Mahayana Buddhism herself; many other other stories in The Tale of Genji relate to Buddhism. [2]

  7. Kiritsubo Consort - Wikipedia

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    Kiritsubo Consort (桐壺更衣, Kiritsubo no Kōi) is a fictional character in The Tale of Genji (Genji Monogatari).She is the mother of Genji. [1] The Emperor favored her over all his other ladies, despite her relatively lower rank.

  8. Sennen no Koi Story of Genji - Wikipedia

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    Sennen no Koi — Hikaru Genji monogatari (千年の恋 ひかる源氏物語, literally Thousand Years of Love — the Tale of shining Genji) is a 2001 Japanese film loosely based on the classical work of Heian-period Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji, directed by Tonkō Horikawa and written by Akira Hayasaka.

  9. Genji Monogatari Emaki - Wikipedia

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    A scene of Azumaya from the scroll owned by Tokugawa Art Museum Landscape scene from the "Seki-ya" chapter, Tokugawa Art Museum The "sawarabi" scene, Tokugawa Art Museum. The Genji Monogatari Emaki (源氏物語絵巻), also called The Tale of Genji Scroll, is a famous illustrated handscroll of the Japanese literature classic The Tale of Genji, produced during the 12th century, perhaps c. 1120 ...

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