

Princess Yang Kwei Fei
Genres
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
98 min
Release Date
1955-05-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
59
Vote Average
6.737
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
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Yōko Minamida
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Chen-Hsuan-li
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Li Kuei-nien
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Chieko Murata
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