The Radiant Prince

Overview

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Hikaru Genji

Hanayo Sumi

Fujitsubo / Kiritsubo

Tamao Nakamura

Oborozukiyo

Ayako Wakao

Aoi no ue

Yoshie Mizutani

Suetsumuhana

Michiko Takano

Murasaki

N/A

Akiko Hasegawa

Princess Akikonomu

Mitsuko Mito

Lady Kokiden

Yasuko Nakada

Lady Rokujo

Keizō Kawasaki

To no Chujo

Jun'ichirō Narita

Emperor Suzaku

N/A

Hajime Mitamura

Prince Hyobu