Crack List: My Dream Version of The Tale of Genji

I know that I just posted that I am not doing any more posts. But the professor for my class on The Tale of Genji and The Pillow Book gave us students a fun assignment for our last class- who would we cast to play several of the characters in The Tale of Genji if we made a movie adaptation of it?

I decided to create a Takarazuka/lesbian version. And I decided to share it here. ^_^ (Just pretend that all of my choices can act.)

Tomu Ranju (the Top Star in the Takarazuka show I saw last summer) as Genji

I may own a clear file featuring this image. ^_^ (Found it in the Takarazuka shop in Tokyo.)

Ueno Juri (Ruka in Last Friends) as To no Chuujo

Utada Hikaru (my favorite singer) as Fujitsubo

Tanaka Rie (a talented and hot seiyuu) as Aoi

Imajuku Asami (Eri in the Love My Life movie, to the left in the screencap below) as Utsusemi

Sakamoto Maaya (a squee-worthy seiyuu) as Rokujou Haven

Ichinose Ayaka (an out lesbian AV idol and the only out Japanese lesbian celebrity I can think of, interviewed here) as Yuugao

Noto Mamiko (another squee-worthy seiyuu) as Suetsumuhana

Kawasumi Ayako (yet another squee-worthy seiyuu) as Hanachirusato

And finally, Mizuki Nana (yup, another seiyuu I like) as Murasaki (As long as I'm making this my ideal adaptation of Genji, Genji and Murasaki meet and get together when Murasaki's an adult in my movie.)

Agree? Disagree? Other characters you'd cast? If you feel like chiming in, feel free.

Update: My professor and classmates got a kick out of my list, which I showed in Word document form on a projection screen. Turns out my professor's a Takarazuka fan too. lol