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Hikaru Genji was born the second son of Emperor Kiritsubo (桐壺帝) by his lower ranked consort, Kiritsubo no Koi (桐壺更衣). Genji had peerless beauty and genius, even from infancy, and was nicknamed "the Shining Prince". His mother died when he was only three years old.
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.
Prince Genji (Hikaru Genji/ the Shining Genji/ the Shining Prince) – The eponymous hero of the tale, he is the son of an emperor (usually referred to as Kiritsubo Emperor) and of a low-ranking imperial concubine (known to readers as Lady Kiritsubo or Kiritsubo Kōi). Many scholars have tried to decipher the real or fictional model behind the ...
Genji Monogatari Sennenki: Genji (源氏物語千年紀 Genji, lit."The Tale of Genji Millennium: Genji") is a Japanese anime adaptation of The Tale of Genji.Originally, it was meant to be an anime adaptation of Waki Yamato's The Tale of Genji manga, but the director decided to make it a direct adaptation of the original tale.
is the core concept behind Genji Monogatari: Sennen no Nazo. Throughout the film scenes from both Hikaru Genji no Monogatari (光源氏の物語 Hikaru Genji's story) and Shikibu no Monogatari (式部の物語 Shikibu's story) are intertwined together. The film Speculates as to why Murasaki wrote The Tale of Genji.
Hikaru Genji Hikaru Genji is a royal prince and the second son of Emperor Kiritsubo. Renowned for his beauty and excellence, he was often referred to as the "Shining Prince." Due to his mother’s low rank as a concubine, the Emperor established a branch house for him called Gen. This effectively removed him from the royal family and stripped ...
Morio Kazama as Hikaru Genji [2] Miwako Kaji as Lady Rokujō [2] Fubuki Jun as Oborozukiyo (朧月夜) [2] Hagio Midori as Yugao [2] Yokoyama Megumi as Lady Murasaki [2] Yazaki Shigeru as Koremitsu [2] Nozawa Nachi as Emperor Kiritsubo [2] Tokita Fujio as the Priest of Kitayama [2] Ohara Reiko as Lady Fujitsubo (藤壺) [2]
The work recounts the life of Hikaru Genji, or "Shining Genji". Genji is the son of the emperor (known to readers as Emperor Kiritsubo) and a low-ranking concubine called Kiritsubo Consort , but for political reasons the emperor removes Genji from the line of succession, demoting him to commoner status by giving him the surname Minamoto .