December 15, 2001
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Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji (2001)

Name: Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2001-12-15

2h 23m

Running Time

December 15, 2001
Release Date

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Plot.

Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'. It is dotted throughout and actually composed mainly of one of the fictional stories she wrote, the tale of Genji. Genji is a rich playboy who falls in love and has a son to his stepmother. He falls in love often and has many wives whom are all completely subservient to him.

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Release Date
December 15, 2001

Original Name
千年の恋ひかる源氏物語

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 23m

Genres
Drama History

Last updated: 2025-05-05

This Movie Is About.

japan

jidai geki

heian period

historical romance

Wiki.

Sennen no Koi: Hikaru Genji monogatari (千年の恋ひかる源氏物語, literally Thousand Years of Love: The Tale of Shining Genji) is a 2001 Japanese film loosely based on the classical work of Heian-period Japanese literature, The Tale of Genji, directed by Tonkō Horikawa and written by Akira Hayasaka.