Princess Yang Kwei-Fei
Also known as Yōkihi
1955 film by Kenji Mizoguchi
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6.7In 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.
Released: 1955-05-0392 minDir: Kenji MizoguchiRomance, Drama, History
Cast
- Machiko Kyō as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
- Masayuki Mori as Emperor Xuan Zong
- So Yamamura as An Lushan
- Eitarō Shindō as Kao Li-hsi
- Eitarō Ozawa as Yang Kuo-chung
- Haruko Sugimura as Princess Yen-chun
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1950s Hong Kong films1955 films1955 Japanese films1955 Japanese-language filmsDaiei Film filmsFilms directed by Kenji MizoguchiFilms produced by Masaichi NagataFilms scored by Fumio HayasakaFilms set in 8th-century Tang dynastyFilms with screenplays by Matsutarō KawaguchiFilms with screenplays by Yoshikata YodaTemplate film date with 1 release date