The Great Wall
6.6
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.
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Cast
21 people
Shintarō Katsu
Emperor Qin Shi Huang
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
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Fujiko Yamamoto
Princess Chu
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An Actor's Revenge
Equinox Flower
Ken Utsui
Crown Prince Dan of Yan
Known for
Gokusen
The Bullet Train
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Hsi Liang
Known for
Floating Weeds
Ayako Wakao
Meng Jiangnü
Known for
Street of Shame
Floating Weeds
Kōjirō Hongō
Li Hei
Known for
Gamera vs. Barugon
Return of Giant Majin
Raizō Ichikawa
Ching Ko
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Isuzu Yamada
Dowager Empress
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Eijirō Tōno
Li Tang
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Gen Harada
Soldier
Also in
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man
Kisses
Kazuo Hasegawa
Yu Yue
Known for
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Gate of Hell
Junko Kano
Xiang Niang
Also in
Black Test Car
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Shigeo Tanaka Director · Fuji Yahiro Writer Akira Ifukube Composer
Worldwide gross $335M · Budget $150M · First release November 1, 1962
Box office
Budget
$150,000,000
Worldwide gross
$334,900,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
秦・始皇帝
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 1, 1962
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
August 28, 1964 · Theatrical · Columbia-Bavaria
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