Genji Monogatari - Die Geschichte von Prinz Genji - Blu-ray (German)

based on one of the first novels in world history. A film by Gisaburo Sugii “Maybe I found it in you? The one person who is close to my heart..." Prince Genji, called “Hikaru” – “the radiant one” – is the “star” at the imperial court. The son of a concubine, demoted to a simple court official for political reasons, is the emperor's favorite son; he is attractive, educated, and talented. The women dream of him - the men dream of being like him. But Genji is not happy: lonely at heart, driven by a vague longing, he plunges into one affair after another. In doing so, he not only attracts the hatred of political rivals - the jealousy of an abandoned lover also has fatal consequences... In beguiling images in the style of classic woodcuts, director Gisaburo Sugii takes us to the Japanese imperial court of the Heian period - a world in itself in which aesthetics and sensual enjoyment were the focus, but which was also no stranger to great feelings and intrigue.