Princess Yang Kwei-Fei (1955)

Original title

楊貴妃

Directed by

Kenji Mizoguchi

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 68 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Japanese historical film tells the story of a Chinese imperial consort during the Tang dynasty. It follows her rise in status and the political turmoil that surrounds her relationship with the emperor.

tragicmelancholicvisually lushslow-burnpoeticsoberingelegiacsomberintimate

What happens

Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Japanese: 楊貴妃, Hepburn: Yōkihi) is a 1955 historical film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi. It was a co-production between Japan's Daiei Film and Hong Kong's Shaw & Sons (later Shaw Brothers). It is one of Mizoguchi's two colour films, the other being Tales of the Taira Clan, made the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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