Yokihi [Priced-down Reissue]

[Machine Translation] [Kadokawa Cinema Collection March 2017: Kenji Mizoguchi Special] On the night of a festival, an emperor and a town girl secretly escape from the palace. That night, under the pale light of a lamp on the outskirts of the town, they are united in eternal love! --Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was in a state of despair after the death of his wife, whom he deeply loved. His entourage searches for a woman who can capture his heart again, but no matter how beautiful she is, she does not catch his attention. An Lushan, who was planning to move up from the provinces to the capital, saw a girl named Yuhuan, who worked in the kitchens of the Yang family in the dark, and recommended her to the emperor, who had her change her name to Taishin. The emperor was intrigued by the girl's resemblance to his former wife. The emperor is interested in the girl, who bears a striking resemblance to his former wife, and Yuhuan, too, is taken out by the grieving emperor to the bustling streets of Chang'an, where an annual festival is celebrated.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: teaser(s), photo gallery

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[角川シネマコレクション2017年 3月度: 溝口健二特集] 祭りの夜、ひそかに宮中を抜け出した皇帝と町の娘。そしてその夜、町はずれの淡い灯かげの下に結ばれた永遠の恋! ――唐王朝の玄宗皇帝は、深く愛していた妃を亡くし失意の中にいた。側近は再び皇帝の心をとらえる女性を探すが、どんな美女でも皇帝の目には留まらない。 そんな折、地方から京での立身出世を企む安祿山は、楊家の台所で真っ黒になって働く娘玉環を見初め、太真と変えさせて皇帝に推薦する。前の妃によく似たその娘に興味を持った皇帝。玉環もまた、悲嘆にくれる皇帝の気を慮り、年に一度の祭りで賑わう長安の市井へと連れ出す。

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