War and Beauty (2004)
金枝慾孽
Overview
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid On-Seen. They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician Sun Bak Yeung and a trooper Kong-Wu. Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.
Where to watch War and Beauty
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | iQIYI | — | — |
| Canada | iQIYI | — | — |
| South Korea | Watcha | — | — |
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What is War and Beauty about?
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid On-Seen. They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician Sun Bak Yeung and a trooper Kong-Wu. Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace. War and Beauty is a Drama series, first aired on 2004-08-23, 1 season and 30 episodes.
Is War and Beauty worth watching?
TMDB users rate War and Beauty 9.1 out of 10 from 19 ratings. It is widely liked by viewers.
Where can I watch War and Beauty?
In the United States, War and Beauty streams on iQIYI. The table on this page lists 2 more countries. Movie World also lists the official trailer, online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Created by
Jonathan Ki-Yee Chik
Cast
- Maggie Cheung Ho-yee as 苏完瓜尔佳·安茜
- Charmaine Sheh Sze-man as 董佳·尔淳
- Gigi Lai Chi as 侯佳·玉莹
- Sheren Tang Shui-man as 钮祜禄·如玥
- Bowie Lam Bo-yee as 孙白飏
- Moses Chan Ho as 孔武
- Jade Leung Tsang as 纳兰·福雅
- Rebecca Chan Sau-Chu as 钮祜禄氏
- Maria Chen as 宝婵
- Kenny Wong Tak-ban as 常永禄
- Willie Wai Ga-hung as 陈爽
- Chen Hung-Lieh as 孙清华
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