Murasaki Shikibu
Writing
Biography
Murasaki Shikibu (紫 式部, English: Lady Murasaki; c. 973 or 978 – c. 1014 or 1031) was a Japanese novelist, poet and lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period. She is best known as the author of The Tale of Genji, written in Japanese between about 1000 and 1012. Murasaki Shikibu is a descriptive name; her personal name is unknown, but she may have been Fujiwara no Takako (藤原 香子), who was mentioned in a 1007 court diary as an imperial lady-in-waiting.
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Note: Shikibu was her title in the Imperial court.
On the crew 10
The Tale of Genji
2009
The Tale of Genji
1987
The Tale of Genji
1991
The Tale of Genji
1981
The Tale of Genji
1951
The Tale of Genji
1966
The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma
2011
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
2001
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
Genji monogatari: Asaki yume mishi
2000