Film · Drama, Romance, History

Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love 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.

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Writers

Doe Ching, Matsutarō Kawaguchi, Yoshikata Yoda

Country

Hong Kong SAR China, Japan

Language

Japanese

Release date

May 3, 1955

Original title

楊貴妃