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Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)

Genre : Romance, Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 38M

Director : Kenji Mizoguchi
Writer : Doe Ching, Yoshikata Yoda, Masashige Narusawa

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Emperor Xuan Zong
Sō Yamamura
Sō Yamamura
An Lushan
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Kao Li-hsi
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Yang Kuo-chung
Haruko Sugimura
Haruko Sugimura
Princess Yen-chun
Yôko Minamida
Yôko Minamida
Hung-tao
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake
Chen-Hsuan-li
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Li Lin-fu
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Servant
Osamu Maruyama
Osamu Maruyama
Li Kuei-nien
Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Yang Hsien
Chieko Murata
Chieko Murata
Lu-hua
Michiko Ai
Michiko Ai
Honghua
Noboru Kiritachi
Noboru Kiritachi
Cuihua
Rieko Himeji
Rieko Himeji
Yoshiko Kusunoki
Yoshiko Kusunoki
Yasuko Kawakami
Yasuko Kawakami
Fujio Harumoto
Fujio Harumoto
Fujio Harumoto
Tatsuo Hanabu
Tatsuo Hanabu
Yûzô Hayakawa
Yûzô Hayakawa
Yasushi Sugita
Yasushi Sugita
Manabu Morita
Manabu Morita
Yoshio Takee
Yoshio Takee
Gai Harada
Gai Harada
Akira Natsuki
Akira Natsuki
Shizuo Chûjô
Shizuo Chûjô
Akira Naoki
Akira Naoki

Crews

Kenji Mizoguchi
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Doe Ching
Doe Ching
Screenplay
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Writer
Yoshikata Yoda
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Masashige Narusawa
Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Run Run Shaw
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Fumio Hayasaka
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Kōhei Sugiyama
Kōhei Sugiyama
Director of Photography
Kanji Suganuma
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
Hiroshi Mizutani
Hiroshi Mizutani
Art Direction
Dai Arakawa
Dai Arakawa
Set Decoration
Iwao Iwami
Iwao Iwami
Set Decoration
Tsugio Tôgô
Tsugio Tôgô
Costume Design
Yasuzō Masumura
Yasuzō Masumura
Assistant Director
Mitsuo Murayama
Mitsuo Murayama
Assistant Director

Trailers and other movies

Yôkihi (1955) ORIGINAL TRAILER

Posters and backgrounds

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