Princess Yang Kwei-fei
楊貴妃
Synopsis
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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Yôkihi (1955) ORIGINAL TRAILER
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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
Chieko Murata
Lu-hua
Michiko Ai
Honghua
Noboru Kiritachi
Cuihua
Rieko Himeji
Yoshiko Kusunoki
Yasuko Kawakami
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kenji Mizoguchi
- Screenplay & Story
- Doe Ching, Yoshikata Yoda, Masashige Narusawa
- Original Score
- Fumio Hayasaka
- Original Title
- 楊貴妃
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong, Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- Shaw and Sons, Daiei Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kenji Mizoguchi
Doe Ching, Yoshikata Yoda, Masashige Narusawa, Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Fumio Hayasaka
Kōhei Sugiyama
Kanji Suganuma
Run Run Shaw, Masaichi Nagata
Department Leadership Roster
Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Writer
Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Run Run Shaw
Producer
Doe Ching
Screenplay
Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay
Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Producer
Fumio Hayasaka
Original Music Composer
Kōhei Sugiyama
Director of Photography
Kanji Suganuma
Editor
Tsugio Tôgô
Costume Design
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What is Princess Yang Kwei-fei about?
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.
Who directed Princess Yang Kwei-fei?
Princess Yang Kwei-fei was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
Who stars in Princess Yang Kwei-fei?
The principal cast of Princess Yang Kwei-fei includes Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, So Yamamura, Eitarō Shindō, Eitarō Ozawa.
When was Princess Yang Kwei-fei released and how long is it?
Princess Yang Kwei-fei was released in 1955 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.
Who composed the musical score for Princess Yang Kwei-fei?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Princess Yang Kwei-fei was composed by Fumio Hayasaka.