Plot:

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.

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Actors - Crew

Machiko Kyō
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Masayuki Mori
Emperor Xuan Zong

Sō Yamamura
An Lushan

Eitarō Shindō
Kao Li-hsi

Eitarō Ozawa
Yang Kuo-chung

Haruko Sugimura
Princess Yen-chun

Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Writer

Kenji Mizoguchi
Director

Run Run Shaw
Producer

Doe Ching
Screenplay

Yoshikata Yoda
Screenplay

Masashige Narusawa
Screenplay

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