Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

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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Top Cast

Machiko Kyō

As Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Masayuki Mori

As Emperor Xuan Zong

So Yamamura

As An Lushan

Eitarō Shindō

As Kao Li-hsi

Eitarō Ozawa

As Yang Kuo-chung

Haruko Sugimura

As Princess Yen-chun

Yōko Minamida

As Hung-tao

Bontarō Miake

As Chen-Hsuan-li

Tatsuya Ishiguro

As Li Lin-fu

Kinzō Shin

As Servant

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