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Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1955 · 92 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Starring
- Isao Yamagata, Haruko Sugimura, Sô Yamamura, Kinzô Shin, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori
The grieving emperor of eighth‑century China seeks a new consort. The Yang family uses General An Lushan to find a distant kitchen relative and presents her to the emperor. He falls in love, naming her Princess Yang Kwei‑fei, and raises the Yangs to ministries. Spurned An Lushan fuels unrest as the Yang ministers’ corruption sparks a popular revolt.
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