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The Wandering Princess (1960)

The Wandering Princess poster
Original title
流転の王妃
Directed by
Kinuyo Tanaka
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese woman marries a Chinese prince and moves to his country. She endures political upheaval and personal loss as her life is swept up in historical change.

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What happens

The Wandering Princess (Japanese: 流転の王妃, Hepburn: Ruten no ōhi) is a 1960 Japanese drama film directed by Kinuyo Tanaka and starring Machiko Kyō and Eiji Funakoshi. It was written by Natto Wada based on the 1959 memoir of Hiro Saga. It was Tanaka's first film in colour and CinemaScope format. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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