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男装の麗人 (2008)

男装の麗人 poster
Directed by
Fujita Meiji
Cast
Kuroki Meisa, Kawashima Yoshiko, Maya Miki, Yagi Yuki, Horikita Maki, Yamaguchi Yoshiko / Ri Kouran, Natsumi Elena, Miyatake Mio

How it feels

This series tells the story of a Manchu princess who became a spy and military leader. It also follows a Japanese actress who grew up in China, and how their lives became connected.

melancholicsomberslow-burnbiographicalrestrainedintrospectivehistoricalserious

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