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Feature film — 1962

The Great Wall (1962)

7.52h 16mDrama — History

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.

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Director: Shigeo Tanaka

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Cast & crew

Shintarō Katsu as Emperor Qin Shi Huang

Shintarō Katsu

Emperor Qin Shi Huang

Fujiko Yamamoto as Princess Chu

Fujiko Yamamoto

Princess Chu

Ken Utsui as Crown Prince Dan of Yan

Ken Utsui

Crown Prince Dan of Yan

Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Hsi Liang

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hsi Liang

Ayako Wakao as Meng Jiangnü

Ayako Wakao

Meng Jiangnü

Kōjirō Hongō as Li Hei

Kōjirō Hongō

Li Hei

Raizō Ichikawa as Ching Ko

Raizō Ichikawa

Ching Ko

Isuzu Yamada as Dowager Empress

Isuzu Yamada

Dowager Empress

Eijirō Tōno as Li Tang

Eijirō Tōno

Li Tang

Gen Harada as Soldier

Gen Harada

Soldier

Kazuo Hasegawa as Yu Yue

Kazuo Hasegawa

Yu Yue

Junko Kano as Xiang Niang

Junko Kano

Xiang Niang

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