Romance ·Drama ·History · Hong Kong · 1955 · 1h 32m

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

楊貴妃

Princess Yang Kwei-fei poster
Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
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
Crew
Kōhei Sugiyama — Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma — Editor Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer Doe Ching — Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda — Screenplay Masashige Narusawa — Screenplay
Synopsis

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.

Trailer Princess Yang Kwei-fei — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
tang dynastyconcubineempresschinese emperorrevoltpalace intrigue
Key Collaborators
Kenji Mizoguchi Director Kōhei Sugiyama Director of Photography Kanji Suganuma Editor Fumio Hayasaka Original Music Composer Doe Ching Screenplay Yoshikata Yoda Screenplay Masashige Narusawa Screenplay Matsutarō Kawaguchi Writer Run Run Shaw Producer Masaichi Nagata Producer Tsugio Tôgô Costume Design
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