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Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Genres

Romance , Drama , History

Duration

92 min

Director

Kenji Mizoguchi

Rating

6.7

Release Date

May 3, 1955

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Original title: 楊貴妃

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Criterion Channel

Synopsis

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.