Overview
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.
Cast
- Shintarō Katsu as Emperor Shih Huang Ti
- Fujiko Yamamoto as Princess Chu
- Ken Utsui as Crown Prince Tan
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi as Hsi Liang
- Ayako Wakao as Chiang-nu
- Kōjirō Hongō as Li Hei
- Raizō Ichikawa as Ching Ko
- Isuzu Yamada as Dowager Empress
- Eijirō Tōno as Li Tang
- Gai Harada