The Wandering Princess

1960, 1h 42min -

Kinuyo Tanaka’s first film in both color and CinemaScope is an epic about a woman caught in the torrents of history. Based on the memoirs of Hiro Saga, THE WANDERING PRINCESS tells the story of Ryuko (Machiko Kyo), an aristocrat who, at the outset of World War II, is forced to marry Futetsu (Eiji Funakoshi), the younger brother of the soon-to-be-deposed Chinese emperor. With the story of Ryuko’s enmeshment in the Japanese occupation of Manchuria, Tanaka realizes with startling depth her ambition to relate a historical saga from a critical female perspective. Show more

"The Wandering Princess" — movie produced in Japan and released in 1960. It has a good rating on IMDb: 6.7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 42min. "The Wandering Princess" is currently available to stream on The Criterion Channel. Click on a playlink to watch it now!