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Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Genres
RomanceDramaHistory
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1955-05-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
60
Vote Average
6.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Machiko Kyō
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Masayuki Mori
Emperor Xuan Zong
Sō Yamamura
An Lushan
Eitarō Shindō
Kao Li-hsi
Eitarō Ozawa
Yang Kuo-chung
Haruko Sugimura
Princess Yen-chun
Yōko Minamida
Hung-tao
Bontarō Miake
Chen-Hsuan-li
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Li Lin-fu
Kinzō Shin
Servant
Osamu Maruyama
Li Kuei-nien
Isao Yamagata
Yang Hsien
Chieko Murata
Lu-hua
Michiko Ai
Honghua
Noboru Kiritachi
Cuihua
Rieko Himeji
Yoshiko Kusunoki
Yasuko Kawakami
Fujio Harumoto
Fujio Harumoto
Tatsuo Hanabu
Yūzō Hayakawa
Yasushi Sugita
Manabu Morita
Yoshio Takee
Gai Harada
Shō Natsuki
Shizuo Chūjō
Akira Naoki
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