Machiko Kyō
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
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Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Japanese: 楊貴妃, Hepburn: Yōkihi) is a 1955 Japanese historical film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was a co-production between Daiei Film and Shaw & Sons, Hong Kong (later Shaw Brothers). It is one of Mizoguchi's two colour films, the other being Tales of the Taira Clan, made the same year.
Yang Yuhuan (Chinese: 楊玉環; 719 – 15 July 756), often known as Yang Guifei (楊貴妃, with Guifei being the highest rank for imperial consorts during her time), and known briefly by the Taoist nun name Taizhen (太真), was the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his later years.
Captivated by the girl, Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Machiko Kyō), the emperor places family members in the court. But General An Lu Shan desires more power, and leads a popular revolt against the...
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Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Japanese director Kenji Mizoguchi’s 1955 adaptation of a ninth-century Chinese poem, about a Tang-dynasty emperor who sacrificed his reign for the love of a woman who...
Princess Yang Kwei-fei. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi • 1955 • Japan. In this rare color Mizoguchi film, the Emperor of China falls in love with a woman being groomed by a family of treacherous aristocrats.
Jun 21, 2014 · Princess Yang Kwei-fei. (Yokihi) Screening on Film. Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. With Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, So Yamamura. Japan, 1955, 35mm, color, 98 min. Japanese with English subtitles. This fascinating co-production between the Japanese studio Daiei and the Shaw Brothers, the fabled producers based in Hong Kong, had its origins in ...
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.
