Hong Kong Princess Yang Kwei Fei is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
楊貴妃
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.
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Japan titles
Romance + Drama in Hong Kong
90 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Romance and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Princess Yang Kwei Fei itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Princess Yang Kwei Fei. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Position in Catalog
The 1st Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
44 audience reviews — more than 66% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 54th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Princess Yang Kwei Fei, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- chinese emperor · 5
- revolt · 3
- empress · 1
- tang dynasty · 9
- concubine · 8
- palace intrigue · 6
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #135 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (84th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Romance productions specifically: #22 of 134 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shaw and Sons, Daiei Film |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | May 3, 1955 |
| IMDb | tt0048820 |