Kenji MizoguchiCast
Machiko KyoCredits
Written by: Ching Doe
Plot
An emperor of Tang China falls in love with a concubine, with tragic results.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kenji Mizoguchi's colour epic tells of a Tang emperor's tragic passion for a concubine, whose beauty topples his reign. Machiko Kyo is radiant in a lavish, stately and elegiac historical romance.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (2,264 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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