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The life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining" by people for his dazzling noble beauty. Based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu.
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1992-01-03
S1E2 — Volume Two
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Noriyuki Higashiyama
Reiko Ōhara
Ayako Wakao
Keiko Takeshita
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Yoshiko Mita
Tetsuro Tamba
Muga Takewaki
Takuya Fujioka
Mitsuko Mori
Jun Hashizume
Yuko Kotegawa
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