Koremitsu

* Based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another,…

During the Heian period, the Kiritsubo Consort had a child with the emperor nicknamed "Hikaru Genji," but she died three years after. As the boy grows up, he meets Fujitsubo, who is the very image of his mother, and he falls in love with her. To rid himself of his affliction, he has relations with many women...