在这部千年之恋之源氏物语剧情/爱情/音乐/传记/历史片中,故事发生在千年之前的越前国，紫氏部（吉永小百合 饰）嫁给比自己大很多的丈夫，生下女儿贤子。丈夫婚后不久就去世，紫氏一直过着孀居的生活并开始创作小说《源氏物语》。不久，藤原道长唤她来京都担任女儿彰子的老师，希望把彰子调教成皇后最合适的人选。
紫氏入宫，一边继续创作《源氏物语》，一边给彰子讲其中的故事……这是关于光源氏一生的爱情故事。源氏（天海佑希 饰）俊美无比，从小失去母亲。他岁与左大臣的女儿葵上成婚，但并不爱她。源氏从小对父亲的宠妃藤壶心生爱慕，并发生了乱伦关系。藤壶怀孕生子，使两人都充满负罪感。源氏意外发现一个叫紫上（常盘贵子 饰）的女孩，长得很像藤壶。便把她养在家里，并娶为正式。源氏又相继与明石姬、栊月夜、六条等十数位贵族女性发生了暧昧关系。贵族的糜烂生活，人世的宿命，女人的悲剧，一并听紫氏娓娓道来。
Based on the ancient Japanese Tale of Genji. This film is set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'. It is dotted throughout and actually composed mainly of one of the fictional stories she wrote, the tale of Genji. Genji is a rich playboy who falls in love and has a son to his stepmother. He falls in love often and has many wives whom are all completely subservient to him. Genji is played by a woman actress from the all-female Takarazuka theatre. The two interrelating stories are also interrupted occasionally by fantasimical musical clips from a past Japanese teen-idol, Seiko Matsuda.
美的迷梦还是残酷物语。歇斯底里的总是女人。从思慕到失望。我的新欢——天海祐希。值得一看的平安历史剧。美得不寒而栗 （洁尘）。給日本人看的文化電影。紫式部和道长。千年之怨。当女孩成长为女人。
