The Tale of Genji: The Millennium Mystery

This version of "The Tale of Genji" "Millennium Mystery" was directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi. It not only used CG, but also added action scenes and science fiction effects. The production cost was more than one billion yen (equivalent to more than 78 million yuan). It was released nationwide on December 10, 2011. The film intersects the Heian era of the original author Murasaki Shikibu (played by Miki Nakatani) with the world of Hikaru Genji (played by Toma Ikuta), and the two clues run parallel. In a space, Murasaki Shikibu was appointed by Noriyuki Fujiwara to start writing "The Tale of Genji" and fell in love with Michio Fujiwara. Another space is the love entanglement between Hikari Genji and many women such as the Barnacle Lady (played by Yoko Maki), Rokujo Gojisho (played by Tanaka Rina), Yugao (played by Ashina Hoshi) created by Murasaki Shikibu. During the closed creative process, Murasaki Shikibu appeared in an out-of-body state, overlapping with the soul of the Rokujo Gokisho who fell in love with Hikari Genji and became a living being. Onmyoji Abe Seimei (Kubatsuka Yosuke) discovered this situation and began to track the creatures...