《Light source》 is a Taiga drama produced and broadcast by Japan's NHK TV station.The play is directed by Yuki Nakajima, Zenharu Sasaki, Kei Nakaizumi, and Yuki Dai, written by Shizu Oishi, starring Yuriko Yoshitaka, and will be broadcast in Japan on January 7, 2024.
The play tells the story of Murasaki Shikibu, a female writer in the Heian period of Japan, who relied on her talent and hard work to survive in the ever-changing troubled times.
The story begins during the reign of Emperor Tonghu.Tonghu Changyi, who was born in a humble family, was the only one favored by Emperor Tonghu.After that, she gave birth to a prince, and the other concubines, especially the empress of Honghui Palace, became increasingly jealous.Unbearable to endure the humiliation and torture when changing clothes, she died of depression less than three years after giving birth.It is difficult for the young prince to gain a foothold in the palace without the support of his powerful relatives.Emperor Tonghu had no choice but to reduce him to a ministerial status and gave him the surname Yuan.Genji is not only stunningly beautiful, but also talented.After the crowning ceremony at the age of 12, he married Aoihime, the daughter of the powerful left minister, but Aoihime failed to fulfill Genji's wishes.Genji also pursued Tōtsubo, the daughter of Emperor Totsubo's remarriage, who was said to resemble Genji's biological mother.Soon, the two had an incestuous relationship and gave birth to a son, who later ascended the throne and was called Emperor Lengquan.Genji went around stealing incense and jade. He unsuccessfully courted Iyusuke's step-wife Sorachan, and sought pleasure from his aunt Rokujo, a concubine who was 7 years older than him. At the same time, he was among women such as Hana Sanri and Suzhihua.When he deceived an unidentified weak woman Xi Yan (actually the lover of Lieutenant General Aoihime's brother) to go to a deserted house for a tryst, the woman died suddenly. Genji fell seriously ill because of this. When he recovered from the illness, he metA girl, she resembles the Barnacles whom she misses day and night but cannot meet. She learns that she is the niece of the Barnacle Queen and the illegitimate daughter of the Prince of War, Murasaki Hime (Wakazu). The two often see each other.Later, his grandmother Kitayama nun passed away, leaving Ziji without anyone to take care of her. Genji took advantage of the war minister and the prince's unpreparedness to pick up Ziji and adopted her as his adopted daughter. He stayed with her day and night to express his longing for Barnacles.A few years later, Zi Ji became slim, elegant, talented, and very pleasant.Genji took her as his own.When Aoi-hime gave birth to the young master Yugiri, Rokujo Gokisho's soul left his body out of jealousy and resentment, and killed Aoi-hime.Rokujo Gojisho knew that he could no longer tolerate Genji, so he broke up with him. In his later years, he became a nun and died of illness.
After Emperor Tonghu abdicated, the grandson of the right minister, the son of the female imperial concubine of Honghui Palace, ascended the throne (Emperor Suzaku), and the faction of Genji and his father-in-law, the left minister, lost power.It happened that Genji's affair with the daughter of the right minister, Ouzuki Ye, was exposed. Genji's bad luck came. Under the control of the right minister and the female imperial concubine of Honghui Palace, he was forced to stay away from the capital and live in seclusion in the desolate and sparsely populated places of Suma and Akashi.There was a local Akashi Taoist who lived in seclusion in the countryside and was a distant relative of Prince Genji.Her daughter's name is Akashi Hime. She has been carefully cultivated since she was a child. She has an extraordinary appearance, unique pipa skills in the world, and beautiful and smooth handwriting.In order to relieve his loneliness, Prince Genji married Akashi Hime, the daughter of Taoist Akashi. They gave birth to a daughter, who was elected to the palace and became the queen.Due to a strange sign from the sky, Emperor Suzaku was seriously ill again, and the government was unstable.Genji was recalled to Beijing to assist the imperial court.Soon, Emperor Suzaku gave way to Emperor Lengquan.Genji was promoted to the position of Minister of the Interior, and Genji and the left ministers restored their former prosperity.Genji transformed the old residence of his concubine Rokujo into a spectacular Rokujo-in residence that integrated the four seasons, and brought all his former lovers to live in the courtyard.
When Genji was nearly 40 years old, he became a monk at Suzakuin. Genji was ordered to marry the third princess, the daughter of Emperor Suzaku, as his official wife.Zi Ji was finally bedridden due to mental and physical exhaustion.Kashiwagi, the son of the Minister of Internal Affairs (originally the first lieutenant general), who had long coveted the beauty of the third princess, took advantage of Genji's visit to have a tryst with the third princess, and was discovered by Genji.Cypress was filled with fear and regret, fell ill and died young.After the third princess gave birth to an illegitimate son Xun who looked exactly the same as Kashiwagi, she became a nun due to the psychological torture.Genji deeply felt that the retribution for his and Barnacle's incest crime was coming, and his heart was filled with despair.It happened that Ziji passed away soon, and Genji lost his spiritual support, cut off his worldly ties, and became a monk in seclusion.Died a few years later.
Yugiri, the son of Genji, is an upright and rigorous person, and is not as merciful as his father.Genji deliberately prevented Yugiri's official career from going too smoothly, and intended to cultivate him.Xiwu and her cousin Yun Juyan were childhood sweethearts and loved each other since childhood. However, Yun Juyan's father Kui Ji's brother disliked Xiwu's low official position and wanted to send his daughter to the palace, so he refused to agree to Xiwu's proposal.Xiwu longed for Yun Juyan, but it happened that the daughter of Dr. Weiguang's family was sent to the palace to be a dancer, Xiao Yunjuyan, a servant of Tengdian, so he had an affair with her and later became Xiwu's side concubine.Later, Xiwu finally married Yun Juyan with the help of her grandmother Taijun, and they gave birth to many children.After Kashiwagi's death, when Yugiri, his good friend during his lifetime, went to comfort his wife, he fell in love with Kashiwagi's widow, Princess Luoye.Princess Luoye felt her fate was bleak and refused to accept Xiwu's advances.Later, the princess's mother passed away and the princess was left alone. With the help of the maids, Yugiri finally got her wish.After Genji's death, Yugiri became the Minister of Taizheng, holding a high and powerful position.
Kaoru, the son of Genji, is strict by nature.At the age of 20, he came to Uji Villa and fell in love with the eldest daughter of the eighth prince of the village, but was rejected unexpectedly.After the eldest daughter died of illness, he found Fuzhou, the illegitimate daughter of the eighth prince, who looked exactly like the eldest daughter, to fill the void in his heart.But Prince Zhao broke into Fuzhou's bedroom late at night, pretended to be Xun's voice, and took possession of Fuzhou.When Fuzhou realized that he had two masters, he jumped into the water and committed suicide. After being rescued, he became a wealthy man.Although Xun was deeply in love and sent many messages in order to meet him, his wish was never fulfilled.
