Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)
Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)
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.

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Cast

Machiko Kyō Machiko Kyō As: Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Masayuki Mori Masayuki Mori As: Emperor Xuan Zong
Sō Yamamura Sō Yamamura As: An Lushan
Eitarō Shindō Eitarō Shindō As: Kao Li-hsi
Eitarō Ozawa Eitarō Ozawa As: Yang Kuo-chung
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Storyline

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.


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Details

Genres: Romance, Drama, History

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 03 May 1955

Country: HK, JP

Runtime: 98m

Company Credits

Company: Shaw and Sons, Daiei Film

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Cast

Directed By

Kenji Mizoguchi

Kenji Mizoguchi

Director

Yasuzō Masumura

Yasuzō Masumura

Assistant Director

Mitsuo Murayama

Mitsuo Murayama

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tsugio Tôgô

Tsugio Tôgô

Costume Design

Sound

Fumio Hayasaka

Fumio Hayasaka

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Kōhei Sugiyama

Kōhei Sugiyama

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hiroshi Mizutani

Hiroshi Mizutani

Art Direction

Iwao Iwami

Iwao Iwami

Set Decoration

Dai Arakawa

Dai Arakawa

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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