The Great Wall (1962)

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 as Emperor Qin Shi Huang
• Fujiko Yamamoto as Princess Chu
• Ken Utsui as Crown Prince Dan of Yan
• Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Hsi Liang
• Ayako Wakao as Meng Jiangnü
• Kōjirō Hongō as Li Hei
• Raizō Ichikawa as Ching Ko
• Isuzu Yamada as Dowager Empress
• Eijirō Tōno as Li Tang
• Gen Harada as Soldier

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