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.
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Cast
- 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
- Osamu Maruyama — Li Kuei-nien
- Isao Yamagata — Yang Hsien
Where to watch Princess Yang Kwei-fei
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