Princess Yang Kwei Fei

1955 · Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi · 98 min · drama film, historical film

★ 6.7/10 · 70 ratings on TMDB

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.