Princess Yang Kwei Fei
楊貴妃 (original)
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.
Starring Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Sō Yamamura, Eitarō Shindō, Eitarō Ozawa, Haruko Sugimura, Yôko Minamida, Bontarō Miake, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Kinzō Shin
Watch "Princess Yang Kwei Fei" on Criterion Channel released in 1955. It's a drama and romance movie, and has a rating of 7.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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