The Great Wall

Nov 1, 1962

2h 16m

★ 6.0

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.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

Daiei Film

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Cast

Emperor Shih Huang Ti

Shintarō Katsu

Princess Chu

Fujiko Yamamoto

Crown Prince Tan

Ken Utsui

Hsi Liang

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Chiang-nu

Ayako Wakao

Li Hei

Kōjirō Hongō

Ching Ko

Raizō Ichikawa

Dowager Empress

Isuzu Yamada

Li Tang

Eijirō Tōno

Gai Harada

Kazuo Hasegawa

Junko Kano

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