The Ultimate Guide and Discussion Board for TAIGA (Japanese Historical Dramas)

Yoshitaka Yuriko to be main lead in NHK 2024 Taiga Drama "Hikaru Kimi e", based on Heian-era novelist Murasaki Shibiku who famously wrote The Tale of Genji

The Tale of Genji  is a classic work of Japanese literature written in the early 11th century by the noblewoman and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu. The original manuscript, created around the peak of the Heian period, no longer exists. It was made in "concertina" or orihon style: several sheets of paper pasted together and folded alternately in one direction then the other.  - wiki