The Great Wall

The Great Wall — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 1, 1962
• Runtime
• 136 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• Shigeo Tanaka

The Great Wall — Cast

Shintarō Katsu Emperor Qin Shi Huang Fujiko Yamamoto Princess Chu Ken Utsui Crown Prince Dan of Yan Hiroshi Kawaguchi Hsi Liang Ayako Wakao Meng Jiangnü Kōjirō Hongō Li Hei Raizō Ichikawa Ching Ko Isuzu Yamada Dowager Empress