- Genji’s mother,
Kiritsubo-koui. In contrast, the
mother of his
first son, Kokiden-nyougo, held a much
higher rank.
Kiritsubo-koui
Kiritsubo-koui was a second-class...
-
Kiritsubo Consort (桐壺更衣,
Kiritsubo no Kōi) is a
fictional character in The Tale of
Genji (Genji Monogatari). She is the
mother of Genji. The
Emperor favored...
- on his and others'
internal agony. He
appears from the
first volume "
Kiritsubo" to the 40th
volume "Illusion". "Genji" is the
surname of a
noble demoted...
- son of the
emperor (known to
readers as
Emperor Kiritsubo) and a low-ranking
concubine called Kiritsubo Consort, but for
political reasons the emperor...
- Lady
Kiritsubo (the
Kiritsubo Intimate/
Kiritsubo Kōi/
Kiritsubo Consort) – Genji's
mother and the
favorite of
Emperor Kiritsubo, Lady
Kiritsubo is disadvantaged...
-
Murasaki narrating the story, we
learn about Genji’s past, from his mother,
Kiritsubo Consort, to his coming-of-age and his
looks charming those at court. Genji...
-
Heian period is
exemplified for
example for the
character Kiritsubo Consort (桐壺更衣,
Kiritsubo no Kōi) in The Tale of Genji. The
title Kōi
later gave way...
-
Fujitsubo enters the
service of
Kiritsubo Emperor at age 16,
mainly because of her
resemblance to the
deceased Kiritsubo Consort. She soon
becomes an imperial...
-
Heian period is
exemplified for
example for the
character Kiritsubo Consort (桐壺更衣,
Kiritsubo no Kōi) in The Tale of Genji. The
title Kōi
later gave way...
-
nyudo Chieko Soma as
Kiritsubo Yumiko Hasegawa as
Oborozukiyo no kimi
Chieko Higashiyama as
Kobiden Osamu Takizawa as
Kiritsubo gomon Kentaro Honma as...
