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{jp} '''''Princess Yang Kwei Fei''''' (Japan, 1955), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
{jp} '''''Princess Yang Kwei Fei''''' (Japan, 1955), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.
* [[:Category:1955, Top Films]]


In 8th-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 close 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 all the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
In 8th-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 close 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 all the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
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[[Category:Film Studies]]
[[Category:Film Studies]]


[[Category:1955, Top Films]]
[[Category:Maltin, Best Films]]
[[Category:Maltin, Best Films]]


[[Category:China (film subject)]]
[[Category:China (film subject)]]

Latest revision as of 23:29, 18 January 2023

{jp} Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Japan, 1955), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

In 8th-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 close 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 all the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

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