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The Tale of Genji

1987 · 110 min

A slow, painterly drift through courtly longing and heartbreak, beautiful and distant, asking patience as it lingers on desire and regret.

Directed by: Gisaburō Sugii
Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance
Starring: Morio Kazama, Midori Hagio, Miwako Kaji

Overview: 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 young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.

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Directed by: Gisaburō Sugii
Genres: Animation, Drama, Romance
Starring: Morio Kazama, Midori Hagio, Miwako Kaji

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
love
identity
grief
class
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	7
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: animation, drama, romance
Directed by: Gisaburō Sugii
Written by: Tomomi Tsutsui
Starring: Morio Kazama, Midori Hagio, Miwako Kaji, Reiko Ōhara, Megumi Yokoyama, Jun Fubuki, Reiko Tajima, Masane Tsukayama
Music: Haruomi Hosono
Cinematography: Juro Sugimura
Runtime: 110 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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