An animated film based on the novel by Murasaki Shikibu. Hikaru Genji, the second son of the emperor, is known on 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, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.