Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts

Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Criterion Channel. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

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; Yōko Minamida as Hung-tao; Bontarō Miake as Chen-Hsuan-li

About Princess Yang Kwei-fei

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.

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