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The Wandering Princess

6.7 102 mins Drama   Romance   War   1960
Daiei Film  
Director(s): Kinuyo Tanaka

Pu Zhe , the younger brother of the Emperor of Manchukuo, Pu Wen, marries Ryuko the daughter of a long-established aristocratic family - all in the interest of the Japanese rulers , which legitimizes the relationship between Japan and its Chinese puppet state. To the surprise of all , a deep love between Pu Zhe and Ryuko develops. It is put to the test when Japan loses the war, Manchukuo is dissolved and the imperial court must flee. The lovers now have to separate: Pu Zhe tries to escape to Japan with his brother , while Ryuko flees with her daughter Eisei over the country. A film on the relationship between Pujie (1907-94) , brother of the " last emperor " Puyi and his second wife, Marquise Hiro Saga (1914-87).

Casts of The Wandering Princess

Machiko Kyō

as Ryûko Korinkakura (Hiroko Aishinkakura)

Eiji Funakoshi

as Futetsu (Fuketsu Aishinkakura)

Yomei Ryu

as Fubun (Fugi Aishinkakura)

Atsuko Kindaichi

as Empress Wan Rong

Sadako Sawamura

as Kazuko Sugawara

Shōzō Nanbu

as Hidesato Sugawara

Chieko Higashiyama

as Nao Sugawara

Ryozo Yoshii

as Kosuke Takahashi

Kiyoko Hirai

as Tsuruko Takahashi

Tatsuya Ishiguro

as Furuya

Ken Mitsuda

as Asabuki

Mitsuko Mito

as Izumi

Chishū Ryū

as Kinoshita

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