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The Great Wall

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.

2h 16m1962TMDb 7.0

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

  • Daiei Film

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Info

Original title
秦・始皇帝
Status
Released
Released
1 November 1962
Runtime
2h 16m
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Director
Shigeo Tanaka
Writers
Fuji Yahiro
Studios
Daiei Film
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese