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.
Genre: Romance, Drama, History
Stars: Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Sō Yamamura, Eitarō Shindō, Eitarō Ozawa, Haruko Sugimura
Crew: Kenji Mizoguchi (Director), Doe Ching (Screenplay), Matsutarō Kawaguchi (Writer), Yoshikata Yoda (Screenplay), Masashige Narusawa (Screenplay), Masaichi Nagata (Producer)
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Shaw and Sons, Daiei Film
Runtime: 98 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 03, 1955
IMDb: 4.3
