A Thousand Years of Love: The Tale of Genji
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Released by: Toei Video
*Information as of February 2021.
Toei's 50th anniversary production. An all-star cast portrays the thoughts of Murasaki Shikibu as she wrote The Tale of Genji.
The director is Tonkou Horikawa, known as a director, and this is his first theatrical work. The screenplay is by Akira Hayasaka, who wrote "Peking Man: Who are you?". Cinematography is by Tatsuo Suzuki, who wrote "Nagasaki Burabura Bushi."
The film stars Yoshinaga Sayuri from "Nagasaki Burabura Bushi" and Amami Yuki from "Soft Cheeks."
Winner of the film's awards at the 25th Japan Academy Awards: Best Art Direction, Best Picture, Best Actress (Yoshinaga Sayuri), Best Supporting Actor (Watanabe Ken), Best Supporting Actress (Amami Yuki), Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Lighting, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Music, as well as the 44th Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actress (Amami Yuki).
- Release (broadcast) year
- February, 2001
- Director Name
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Horikawa Tonkou
He is a Japanese TV drama director, producer and film director. His wife is a screenwriter.
- Performer
Murasaki Shikibu: Sayuri Yoshinaga
Hikaru Genji: Amami Yuki
Lady Murasaki: 常盤貴子
Lady Murasaki as a young girl: 斉藤麻衣
Empress Fujitsubo, Lady Kiritsubo: Reiko Takashima
Emperor Kiritsubo: Hirotaro Honda
Lady Rokujo: Keiko Takeshita
Emperor Jujo: Morio Kazama
The Empress: Katase Rino
The priest of Akashi: Naoto Takenaka
Akashi no Kimi: I'm sorry
Lady Aoi: Shinobu Nakayama
Hazy Moonlit Night: Yoko Minamino
Suetsumuhana: Machiko Washio
Empress Akiyoshi: Suzuki Emi
Head Lieutenant General: Toru Kazama
Head Lieutenant General in his childhood: Haruma Miura
Artist: Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tametoki Fujiwara: Shigeru Kamiyama
Minister of the Right: Takeshi Kato
Gennosuke: Kyoko Kishida
The Fried Winged Princess: Seiko Matsuda
Wise girl: Aki Maeda
Akiko: Takami Hashi
Fujiwara Koreki: Yasunori Danda
Koremitsu: Taro Yamamoto
Kakuzenso 1st: Junkichi Orimoto
Noriko: Kazuyo Asari
Fujiwara no Michinaga and Fujiwara no Nobutaka: Ken Watanabe
Sei Shonagon: Mitsuko Mori (special appearance)Other
*The actors in bold appeared at the locations listed below.
Filming location of this work
●The last scene of this story. Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshinaga Sayuri), Akashi no Kimi (Hosokawa Fumie), FujiwaraOrdinanceScenes include him (Danda Yasunori) and the village fishermen pulling a beach seine net.
San'in Coast Geopark Spot "TateyamaThe name of the place Taiza comes from the name of Prince Shotoku's birth mother,Statue of Empress Mother and Child" and at the mouth of the Takeno River, there is a wooden "Weather Weather BridgeThere is.
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● Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshinaga Sayuri), Akashi no Kimi (Hosokawa Fumie), FujiwaraOrdinanceA scene where (Danda Yasunori) and others are walking while being called out to by farmers.
A rice field overlooking the Sea of Japan.San'in Coast GeoparkOne of the spots "Byobuiwa Rock" is located along National Route 178, where you can easily drop in.ObservatoryThere is also a parking space. [Note] Please refrain from entering the farm roads by the general public so as not to cause trouble to farmers.
●Scenes of Fujiwara (Ken Watanabe), Murasaki Shikibu (Sayuri Yoshinaga), and others.Highlights include the sword fighting scenes in Heian period costumes, such as one where they are attacked by pirates from the continent.
San'in Coast GeoparkThe beach known as "Singing Sand Beach" in the area.Kotobiki Beach" is a location where many movies and dramas have been shot in the past.
In the summer, the beach is crowded with many people, and there arehotelNot just throughout the yearCampYou can also enjoy:
