在这部源氏物语剧情片中,日本平安时代，桐壶帝与桐壶更衣所生皇子光源氏。桐壶帝迫不得已将其降为臣籍，赐姓源氏。光源氏貌美惊人，长得可与日月同辉，世人称“光之君“。光源氏才华横溢，生性风流，于成人式当天娶了葵之上，并生下孩子，但她随即死于宫廷斗争。而光源氏心中所系其实是容貌酷似他死去母亲的藤壶，但藤壶早已名花有主，令光源氏难以接近，随后光源氏又与紫之上，淡路之上等女子产生爱恨纠葛。。。
本片为日本大映电影公司创业十周年纪念作，吉村公三郎执导，新藤兼人编剧，根据日本古典名著《源氏物语》改编而成，重点在描述光源氏长大成人后的情感生活。长谷川一夫饰演的光源氏，充分表现了豪门世家的孤独与悲凉。大文豪谷崎润一郎担任剧本监修
Based on the classic novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing the one object of desire he must never obtain: 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 resolution to his life.
心中的最佳改编版。一部动画来诠释日本的源氏物语。
