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The Great Wall
The Great Wall

The Great Wall

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In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

136 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 November 1962

Country

Japan

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Emperor Shih Huang Ti

Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Princess Chu

Ken Utsui

Ken Utsui

Crown Prince Tan

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hsi Liang

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Chiang-nu

Kōjirō Hongō

Kōjirō Hongō

Li Hei

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Ching Ko

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Dowager Empress

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Li Tang

Gai Harada

Gai Harada

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Junko Kano

Junko Kano

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

Mencius

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Hsu Fu

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