Princess Yang Kwei-fei — Official Trailer

Synopsis

In 8th-century China, the Emperor grieves the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their court influence. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen, whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love 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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

• Machiko Kyō
  as Princess Yang Kwei-fei
• Masayuki Mori
  as Emperor Xuan Zong
• So Yamamura
  as An Lushan
• Eitarō Shindō
  as Kao Li-hsi
• Eitarō Ozawa
  as Yang Kuo-chung
• Haruko Sugimura
  as Princess Yen-chun

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