The Great Wall
1962, Japanese. Directed by Shigeo Tanaka.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Shigeo TanakaDirector
- Shintarō KatsuEmperor Qin Shi Huang
- Fujiko YamamotoPrincess Chu
- Ken UtsuiCrown Prince Dan of Yan
- Hiroshi KawaguchiHsi Liang
- Ayako WakaoMeng Jiangnü
- Kōjirō HongōLi Hei
- Raizō IchikawaChing Ko
- Isuzu YamadaDowager Empress
- Eijirō TōnoLi Tang
- Gen HaradaSoldier
- Kazuo HasegawaYu Yue
- Junko KanoXiang Niang
Details
- Released
- 1 November 1962
- Original title
- 秦・始皇帝
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Fuji Yahiro
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The Great Wall runs 136 minutes (2h 16m).
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The Great Wall isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1962. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Wall?
The Great Wall (1962) was directed by Shigeo Tanaka and stars Shintarō Katsu, Fujiko Yamamoto, Ken Utsui.