Princess Yang Kwei Fei (movie)
楊貴妃- User score: 6.7
- Production country: Hong Kong, Japan
- Producer: Kenji Mizoguchi
- Production companies: Shaw and Sons, Daiei Film
- Genre: Romance, Drama, History
- Release date: 5/3/1955
- Run time: 98 min.
Movie description
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.
