Princess Yang Kwei-fei (6.7)

Movie · 1955 · 1 h 32 min · Romance, Drama, History

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.

Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi

Starring 京マチ子, 森雅之, So Yamamura, 進藤英太郎, 小沢栄太郎, 杉村春子, 南田洋子, 見明凡太朗, 石黒達也, 信欣三

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