Princess Yang Kwei-Fei
is a 1955 Japanese film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was a co-production between Daiei Film and Hong Kong's Shaw & Sons, a predecessor of Shaw Brothers Studio . It is one of Mizoguchi's two color films, the other being Tales of the Taira Clan, made the same year.
Plot
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (Masayuki Mori) retired from the throne of the Tang dynasty, gazes at a statue of the woman he loved who has died. He sadly reminisces about their relationship.
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| author | Yoshikata Yoda |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Xi'an |
| director | Kenji Mizoguchi |
| keywords | an lushan chang'an consort corrupt official crush emperor xuanzong of tang late wife only way queen consort remote village retire tang dynasty the king true love yang guifei yang guozhong |
| musicBy | Fumio Hayasaka |
| producer | Masaichi Nagata |
| productionCompany | Daiei Film Shaw Brothers Studio |
| publisher | Daiei Film Shaw Brothers Studio |
| theme | japanese |