Kawashima Yoshiko
1989 · 98 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, War, Crime, History, Romance
This film is based on the life of Kawashima Yoshiko, originally Manchu princess who was the 14th daughter of Emperor Xu, later brought up as a Japanese and served as a spy in the service of the Japanese Kwantung Army and Manchukuo during the Second World War.
Directed by He Ping
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Zhang Xiaomin Yoshiko Kawashima -
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Yuan Yuan -
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