Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)

  • NR
  • 08/29/1955 (IT)
  • Romance, Drama, History
  • 1h 38m

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.

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Doe Ching

Screenplay

Matsutarō Kawaguchi

Writer

Yoshikata Yoda

Screenplay

Masashige Narusawa

Screenplay

Cast

Machiko Kyō's headshot

Machiko Kyō

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Masayuki Mori's headshot

Masayuki Mori

Emperor Xuan Zong
Sō Yamamura's headshot

Sō Yamamura

An Lushan
Eitarō Shindō's headshot

Eitarō Shindō

Kao Li-hsi
Eitarō Ozawa's headshot

Eitarō Ozawa

Yang Kuo-chung
Haruko Sugimura's headshot

Haruko Sugimura

Princess Yen-chun
Yôko Minamida's headshot

Yôko Minamida

Hung-tao
Bontarō Miake's headshot

Bontarō Miake

Chen-Hsuan-li

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