Overview
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his heart is broken by Awaji does Genji realizes how much pain he himself has caused.
Director and cast
- Kozaburo Yoshimura Director
- Kazuo Hasegawa as Hikaru Genji
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as Takuma nyudo
- Michiyo Kogure as Fujitsubo
- Mitsuko Mito as Aoi no ue
- Machiko Kyō as Awaji no ue
- Nobuko Otowa as Murasaki no ue
- Yūji Hori Cast
- Yumiko Hasegawa as Oborozukiyo
- Chieko Sōma as Kiritsubo
- Yuriko Hanabusa as Kiritsubo's mother
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