"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Hikaru Genji. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Miyasutokoro Ryokuzono is obsessed with Genji and eventually becomes a spirit. Kao Yu, who is from the lower class, give comfort to Genji's emotional wounds. Writer Shikibu Murasaki is jealous of Genji and is eventually ordered by Abe Seime to write a work.
