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The Great Wall (1962)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 16M

Director : Shigeo Tanaka

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Emperor Shih Huang Ti
Fujiko Yamamoto
Fujiko Yamamoto
Princess Chu
Ken Utsui
Ken Utsui
Crown Prince Tan
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hsi Liang
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao
Chiang-nu
Kōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō
Li Hei
Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Ching Ko
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Dowager Empress
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Li Tang
Gai Harada
Gai Harada
Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa
Junko Kano
Junko Kano
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Ken Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda
Mencius
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Ganjirô Nakamura II
Hsu Fu

Crews

Shigeo Tanaka
Shigeo Tanaka
Director
Fuji Yahiro
Fuji Yahiro
Writer
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Tatsuji Nakashizu
Editor
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Michio Takahashi
Michio Takahashi
Director of Photography

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