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In 17th century Edo Period Japan, a noblewoman's banishment for her love affair with a lowly page signals the beginning of her inexorable fall.


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.

Machiko Kyō
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Masayuki Mori
Emperor Xuan Zong

So Yamamura
An Lushan

Eitarō Shindō
Kao Li-hsi

Eitarō Ozawa
Yang Kuo-chung

Haruko Sugimura
Princess Yen-chun

Yōko Minamida
Hung-tao

Bontarō Miake
Chen-Hsuan-li

Tatsuya Ishiguro
Li Lin-fu

Kinzō Shin
Servant
Princess Yang Kwei-fei is a romance, drama, history film released in 1955 exploring themes of tang dynasty, concubine, empress, chinese emperor, revolt, palace intrigue. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, it stars Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, So Yamamura. 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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