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Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

03 May 1955

Country

Hong Kong

Cast

Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Emperor Xuan Zong

Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

An Lushan

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Kao Li-hsi

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Yang Kuo-chung

Haruko Sugimura

Haruko Sugimura

Princess Yen-chun

Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Hung-tao

Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Chen-Hsuan-li

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Li Lin-fu

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Servant

Osamu Maruyama

Osamu Maruyama

Li Kuei-nien

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Yang Hsien

Chieko Murata

Chieko Murata

Lu-hua

Michiko Ai

Michiko Ai

Honghua

Noboru Kiritachi

Noboru Kiritachi

Cuihua

Rieko Himeji

Rieko Himeji

Yoshiko Kusunoki

Yoshiko Kusunoki

Yasuko Kawakami

Yasuko Kawakami

Fujio Harumoto

Fujio Harumoto

Fujio Harumoto

Tatsuo Hanabu

Tatsuo Hanabu

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yasushi Sugita

Yasushi Sugita

Manabu Morita

Manabu Morita

Yoshio Takee

Yoshio Takee

Gai Harada

Gai Harada

Shō Natsuki

Shō Natsuki

Shizuo Chūjō

Shizuo Chūjō

Akira Naoki

Akira Naoki

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