The Last Woman of Shang (1964)
Directed by Feng Yueh
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this Chinese drama, a young woman endeavors to avenge the death of her father who fell apart under the pressure exerted by 12th-century BC emperor Shin. She enacts her plan by making Shin fall in love with her, he then has her build him a high tower which drains the emperor's financial resources, and puts tremendous strain upon his workers who get so angered that they form a rebel army an attempt to overthrow him. Unfortunately, the woman is trapped in the burning tower and dies.
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army, bankruptcy, building, burn, death, emperor, family-member, father, hardships, love, overthrow, pressure, project [plan], rebel, revenge, revolution, tower [structure], trapped, worker
