The Magnificent Concubine
Released: May 31, 1962Runtime: 103 minLanguage: ZH
Perhaps the most notorious concubine in Chinese history, Yang Guifei set a pudgy standard of beauty in her days of glory during the Tang dynasty. The Emperor Minghuang was so besotted with the woman that when An Lushan stages his rebellion against the empire, the ruler takes Yang Guifei along with his imperial entourage in an escape to the mountainous area of modern-day Sichuan, and sanctuary of sorts. But the concubine had roused the jealousy of the court and unfortunately for her and to the great sorrow of the king, her brother and others among the king's retainers demanded she be strangled to death while they were still in the mountains. This is the story told in this interesting Taiwanese adaptation by director Li Han-hsiang (Li Hanxiang).
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Li Hua Li
as Yang Kwei Fei
Chun Yen
as Emperor Ming Huang
Hsiang Chun Li
as Concubine Mei (Guest star)
Lei Zhao
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Chih Ching Yang
as Yang Kuo-Chung
Wen Chung Ku
as Kao Li-Shi
Pin Ho
as Yang Hsien
Lin Ching
as Kuo state Madame
Mulan Weng
as Koryo state Madame
Chou Mo
as Siam state Madame
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