Princess Yang Kwei Fei
1955 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 2,143 VOTES · DIR. Kenji Mizoguchi
Overview
In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her 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. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.
Dialogue Timeline — 675 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:13 THE EMPRESS YANG KWEI FEI
00:03:25 To shut me away there?
00:06:28 You are the luckiest man in the Empire.
00:09:14 No one can compare to the late Empress.
00:12:16 From the same family as the others?
00:15:03 I came here
00:17:01 And did you find her?
00:20:47 She is charming.
00:23:40 How did Wu-Hui capture his heart?
00:30:09 I speak so much of my dead wife
00:33:26 Please forgive me...
00:37:18 Do you have that in your sights?
00:40:24 But, henceforth, the laws that I have enacted
00:46:07 Our two rhythms harmonize, do they not?
00:50:00 Who do they think they are, these jumped-up servants?
00:53:28 The musicians ask what they should play.
00:56:42 Your three sisters live in obscene luxury.
00:59:55 The whole Court knows it.
01:03:25 I will defend you.
01:07:34 Would you see our country run down to its ruin?
01:12:31 An has crossed the river and advances on Chengtu.
01:15:39 Oh, no never!
01:19:26 Take this to the Emperor.
01:26:59 END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed675
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:26:59
Production Record
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes2,143