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Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)

Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)

Drama Romance History
Release Date: 1955, May 3
Directors: Kenji Mizoguchi
Countries: Hong Kong, Japan
Production: Shaw and Sons, Daiei Film
Cast: Isao Yamagata, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Haruko Sugimura, So Yamamura, Eitarō Ozawa, Yōko Minamida, Bontarō Miake, Eitarō Shindō, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Kinzō Shin, Chieko Murata

Overview:

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love 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.

Keywords:

revolt chinese emperor concubine tang dynasty palace intrigue empress