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“Heian prince Genji's lavish court life and scandalous affairs spiral out of control.”
The Tale of Genji
源氏物語
6.42
8,200 rank · 13,059 viewers · 50 favorites
Drama
Romance
Historical
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Synopsis
Heian prince Genji's lavish court life and scandalous affairs spiral out of control.
At the height of the Heian period, Hikaru Genji—the illegitimate son of the emperor—leads a life of luxury as a government official. He spends his time at court sipping tea, dancing, and coming up with elegant excuses to visit his somewhat scandalous lovers. With such a complicated life, it is only a matter of time before this amorous man's affairs spiral out of control.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 10 sampled reviews
5.6
/10
What 10 viewers settled on.
43%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 4
σ 2.24
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.24 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.9 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.8
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No
Score over time
↓ 3.40
Running avg · May 2009 → Jan 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “Beautifull art revealing a romantical story under the mystical sound splendid aisian music... Art and music - pure 10. This movie has its own unique style and approach to the Tale of Genji. The...”
- 9 “I read 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari) last semester for school, and absolutely fell in love with Murasaki Shikibu's work. Naturally, when I discovered an anime based off the tale, I had to watch it. (It...”
- 7 “So let me be clear I hadn't read the novel, but what I did do was watched the anime series adaptation from 2009 Genji Monogatari Sennenki, I'd mostly enjoyed it and game it 8/10 (7.5/10, if there...”
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Short · 50%
Medium · 30%
Long · 20%
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- Format 1 × 106′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 46m all episodes
- Aired Dec 1987 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-3066 catalog
Produced by
- TV Asahi Producer