Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
70 audience votes
Key crew
- Matsutarō KawaguchiWriter
- Kenji MizoguchiDirector
- Doe ChingScreenplay
- Yoshikata YodaScreenplay
- Masashige NarusawaScreenplay
- Fumio HayasakaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Machiko KyōPrincess Yang Kwei-fei
- Masayuki MoriEmperor Xuan Zong
- So YamamuraAn Lushan
- Eitarō ShindōKao Li-hsi
- Eitarō OzawaYang Kuo-chung
- Haruko SugimuraPrincess Yen-chun
- Yōko MinamidaHung-tao
- Bontarō MiakeChen-Hsuan-li
- Tatsuya IshiguroLi Lin-fu
- Kinzō ShinServant
- Osamu MaruyamaLi Kuei-nien
- Isao YamagataYang Hsien
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Themes
tang dynastyconcubineempresschinese emperorrevoltpalace intrigue
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