The Tale of Genji

Summary

The Tale of Genji is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Tale of Genji's image is recorded as The Tale of Genji - 1951 film.jpg^[3].
• The Tale of Genji's instance of is recorded as film^[4].
• The Tale of Genji's director is recorded as Kōzaburō Yoshimura^[5].
• The Tale of Genji's screenwriter is recorded as Kaneto Shindō^[6].
• The Tale of Genji's screenwriter is recorded as Jun'ichirō Tanizaki^[7].
• The Tale of Genji's composer is recorded as Akira Ifukube^[8].
• The Tale of Genji's genre is recorded as drama film^[9].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Kazuo Hasegawa^[10].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Michiyo Kogure^[11].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Nobuko Otowa^[12].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Mitsuko Mito^[13].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Osamu Takizawa^[14].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Yuriko Hanabusa^[15].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Taiji Tonoyama^[16].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Machiko Kyō^[17].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Denjirō Ōkōchi^[18].
• The Tale of Genji's cast member is recorded as Chieko Higashiyama^[19].
• The Tale of Genji's producer is recorded as Masaichi Nagata^[20].
• The Tale of Genji's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0043580^[21].
• The Tale of Genji's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese^[22].
• The Tale of Genji's color is recorded as black-and-white^[23].
• The Tale of Genji's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 112707^[24].
• The Tale of Genji's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[25].
• The Tale of Genji's publication date is recorded as +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z^[26].
• The Tale of Genji's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05c2dv3^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Tale of Genji's producer is recorded as Masaichi Nagata^[20]. Its director is recorded as Kōzaburō Yoshimura^[5]. Screenwriters include Kaneto Shindō^[6] and Jun'ichirō Tanizaki^[7]. Cast members include Kazuo Hasegawa^[10], Michiyo Kogure^[11], Nobuko Otowa^[12], Mitsuko Mito^[13], Osamu Takizawa^[14], and Yuriko Hanabusa^[15].

Publication

The Tale of Genji's publication date is recorded as +1951-01-01T00:00:00Z^[26]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese^[22]. Its genre is recorded as drama film^[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Tale of Genji's after a work by is recorded as Murasaki Shikibu^[28].

Why It Matters

The Tale of Genji ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]