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Princess Yang Kwei-fei

楊貴妃

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

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.

Directed by
Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by
Doe Ching, Matsutarō Kawaguchi, Yoshikata Yoda, Masashige Narusawa
Starring
Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, So Yamamura, Eitarō Shindō
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