Princess Yang Kwei-fei

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1955-05-03

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

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In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

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1955-05-03

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Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

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Romance

Drama

History

Language

日本語

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Shaw and Sons

Daiei Film

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

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Machiko Kyō

Masayuki Mori

Sō Yamamura

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Ozawa

Haruko Sugimura

Yōko Minamida

Bontarō Miake

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Kinzō Shin

Osamu Maruyama

Isao Yamagata

Chieko Murata

Michiko Ai

Noboru Kiritachi

Rieko Himeji

Yoshiko Kusunoki

Yasuko Kawakami

Fujio Harumoto

Tatsuo Hanabu

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yasushi Sugita

Manabu Morita

Yoshio Takee

Gai Harada

Shō Natsuki

Shizuo Chūjō

Akira Naoki