Top billed cast

1. 

   Machiko Kyō

   Ryûko Korinkakura / Hiroko Aishinkakura

2. 

   Eiji Funakoshi

   Futetsu / Fuketsu Aishinkakura

3. 

   Yomei Ryu

   Fubun / Fugi Aishinkakura

4. 

   Atsuko Kindaichi

   Empress Wan Rong

5. 

   Sadako Sawamura

   Kazuko Sugawara

6. 

   Shōzō Nanbu

   Hidesato Sugawara

7. 

   Chieko Higashiyama

   Nao Sugawara

8. 

   Ryozo Yoshii

   Kosuke Takahashi

9. 

   Kiyoko Hirai

   Tsuruko Takahashi

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-18

This is a beautifully shot if rather lacklustre story of a young woman, of good Japanese family, who is selected to marry the brother of the Emperor of the puppet-state of Manchukuo. Hiro (Machiko Kyô) is none too impressed with the prospect of leaving her comfortable family home to go and live with a stranger, but quickly we discover that her betrothed - Fuketsu (Eiji Funakoshi) - is a decent man and that the two of them live a comfortable but by no means Imperial life. Indeed, they frequently run short of money but his brother Pu Yi appears powerless to do much in the face of the controllin...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Japanese

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• woman director