Yôkihi

1955 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama / History / Romance

11
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 76% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 2257 2.3K

tang dynasty concubine empress chinese emperor revolt palace intrigue

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Plot summary

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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825.67 MB
968*720
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 3
1.51 GB
1440*1072
Japanese 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 31 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by R T 9 / 10

Mizoguchi in color is a strange, strange thing

Mizoguchi in color is a strange, strange thing. But this is one of his best films and not to be missed!
Reviewed by R T 7 / 10

Mizoguchi always had a special interest in the

Mizoguchi always had a special interest in the plight of women, recognizing that societies have often given them a raw deal. Set in China in the 8th century, the story of Yang Kwei Fei is another tragedy, detailing how one servant girl had no control over her own life and fate. The Emperor, though sympathetically portrayed in the script and by Masayuki Mori, benefits from having Kwei Fei attend to his whims (even as he claims to be shackled himself by bureaucracy, a possible sardonic counterpoint to Kwei Fei's own social shackles). Yang Kwei Fei, acted by Machiko Kyo, is seen as a means of securing political power, subsequently misused, by her clan who eventually incite an uprising against the Emperor. Coming in at a compact 90 minutes this color feature (in well chosen hues) fits in well to Mizoguchi's oeuvre but lacks the weightiness of his masterworks.
Reviewed by william d 5 / 10

Overly melodramatic with a story that feels generic

Overly melodramatic with a story that feels generic and derivative. What action there is takes place off screen.
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