tang dynasty,concubine,empress,chinese emperor,revolt,palace intrigue

Princess Yang Kwei Fei (1955)

Poster for Princess Yang Kwei Fei

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kenji Mizoguchi
  • Profile picture of Machiko Kyō
    Princess Yang Kwei-fei Machiko Kyō
  • Profile picture of Masayuki Mori
    Emperor Xuan Zong Masayuki Mori
  • Profile picture of Sō Yamamura
    An Lushan Sō Yamamura
  • Profile picture of Eitarō Shindō
    Kao Li-hsi Eitarō Shindō
  • Profile picture of Eitarō Ozawa
    Yang Kuo-chung Eitarō Ozawa
  • Profile picture of Haruko Sugimura
    Princess Yen-chun Haruko Sugimura
  • Profile picture of Yōko Minamida
    Hung-tao Yōko Minamida
  • Profile picture of Bontarō Miake
    Chen-Hsuan-li Bontarō Miake

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Keywords

  • tang dynasty
  • concubine
  • empress
  • chinese emperor
  • revolt
  • palace intrigue