

The Great Wall
1962-11-01 · 136 min · ★ 7.5
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.
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- Directors
- Shigeo Tanaka
- Production companies
- Daiei Film
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shintarō KatsuEmperor Qin Shi Huang
Fujiko YamamotoPrincess Chu
Ken UtsuiCrown Prince Dan of Yan
Hiroshi KawaguchiHsi Liang
Ayako WakaoMeng Jiangnü
Kōjirō HongōLi Hei
Raizō IchikawaChing Ko
Isuzu YamadaDowager Empress
Eijirō TōnoLi Tang
Gen HaradaSoldier
Kazuo HasegawaYu Yue
Junko KanoXiang Niang
Machiko Kyō
Ganjirō Nakamura IIXu Fu
Seizaburō KawazuLü Buwei
Fujio HarumotoLi Si
Bontarō MiakeMeng Tian
Jun OsanaiWu Guang
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