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
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
Gai Harada
Directors
Shigeo Tanaka
