Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshitaka Yuriko), the heroine of this story, wrote the bestseller 'The Tale of Genji,' transcending a thousand years during the Heian period. She weaves the story of Hikaru Genji, fueled by her love for Fujiwara no Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku), with her hidden passion and incomparable imagination. It is a tale of a woman who lived with unchanging love in an ever-changing world. (From TV JAPAN)
Created By: Oishi Suzuka

A young and bright girl Mahiro in Japan's Heian period grows up in a poor, minor aristocratic family. Her father's only wish is that she were a boy, so that Mahiro could put her talent to use. Mahiro faces a major loss, however nobody could guess that one day, this little girl would become Murasaki Shikibu.

6 years after her mothers death and Mahiro, now a young woman, comes of age. Meanwhile in the Imperial palace, Akiko, who has given the Emperor a son, has become forgotten. Until one day, the Emperor reveals how he truly feels. Akiko's father hatches a plan for his abdication, and Mahiro has a fateful encounter.

Mahiro's younger brother, Nobunori, sets out to try find Saburo. Meanwhile, Mahiro's father sends Mahiro to engage in poetry meetings with the Minister of the Left's daughter, who is of marriage age, in hopes of finding out if she is to marry the Emperor or the Crown Prince.

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Yuriko Yoshitaka
Murasaki Shikibu | Mahiro

Tasuku Emoto
Fujiwara no Michinaga

Goro Kishitani
Fujiwara no Tametoki

Ryoko Kuninaka
Chiyaha

Mahiro Takasugi
Fujiwara no Nobunori

Yasunori Danta
Fujiwara no Kaneie

Kotono Mitsuishi
Tokihime

Arata Iura
Fujiwara no Michitaka

Reo Tamaoki
Fujiwara no Michikane

Yoh Yoshida
Fujiwara no Akiko

Yuka Itaya
Takashina no Takako

First Summer Uika
Sei Shōnagon

Yusuke Santamaria
Abe no Haruakira

Haru Kuroki
Minamoto no Tomoko

Kumi Takiuchi
Minamoto no Akiko



















