The Great Wall

The Great Wall

136 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 1, 1962

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.

The Great Wall

136 mins | Drama, History | Nov. 1, 1962

The Great Wall
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.
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Original title 秦・始皇帝
Directors Shigeo Tanaka
Writers Fuji Yahiro

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

as Emperor Shih Huang Ti

Fujiko Yamamoto

as Princess Chu

Ken Utsui

as Crown Prince Tan

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

as Hsi Liang

Ayako Wakao

as Chiang-nu

Kōjirō Hongō

as Li Hei

Raizō Ichikawa

as Ching Ko

Isuzu Yamada

as Dowager Empress

Eijirō Tōno

as Li Tang

Ken Mitsuda

as Mencius