The Great Wall (1962)

7.0/10 136 min Drama History

Overview

In 221 BC, Qin Shihuangdi conquered the rest of China. Qin's great accomplishments and also his serious faults are showed in this film. Qin adopted autocratic dictatorship and led a luxurious life: abolition of feudalism and the centralization of power in the form of a now-hereditary bureaucracy loyal to himself; burning books and burying scholars; the construction of a sumptuous palace for his concubines and also the Great Wall.

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Emperor Shih Huang Ti

Fujiko Yamamoto

Princess Chu

Ken Utsui

Crown Prince Tan

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hsi Liang

Ayako Wakao

Chiang-nu

Kōjirō Hongō

Li Hei

Raizō Ichikawa

Ching Ko

Isuzu Yamada

Dowager Empress

Eijirō Tōno

Li Tang

Kazuo Hasegawa

Junko Kano

Machiko Kyō

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Hsu Fu

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