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Feature film — 1955

Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)

6.71h 32mRomance — Drama — History

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.

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A high-signal pick with 70 votes.

Shaw and Sons / Daiei Film

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Director: Kenji Mizoguchi

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Cast & crew

Machiko Kyō as Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Machiko Kyō

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Masayuki Mori as Emperor Xuan Zong

Masayuki Mori

Emperor Xuan Zong

So Yamamura as An Lushan

So Yamamura

An Lushan

Eitarō Shindō as Kao Li-hsi

Eitarō Shindō

Kao Li-hsi

Eitarō Ozawa as Yang Kuo-chung

Eitarō Ozawa

Yang Kuo-chung

Haruko Sugimura as Princess Yen-chun

Haruko Sugimura

Princess Yen-chun

Yōko Minamida as Hung-tao

Yōko Minamida

Hung-tao

Bontarō Miake as Chen-Hsuan-li

Bontarō Miake

Chen-Hsuan-li

Tatsuya Ishiguro as Li Lin-fu

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Li Lin-fu

Kinzō Shin as Servant

Kinzō Shin

Servant

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Osamu Maruyama

Li Kuei-nien

Isao Yamagata as Yang Hsien

Isao Yamagata

Yang Hsien

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