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From the mid-1950s to the 1960s, a number of films featuring Yang Guifei were released in East Asia, forming a boom of Yang Guifei films during this period. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the popularity of Yang Guifei films in East Asia in the 1950s and 1960s and why Yang Guifei films were so popular in East Asia during this period. The main subjects of this paper are the Japanese film “Yang Guifei” in 1955 and the Hong Kong film “Yang Guifei” in 1962. Usually, the relationship between the two movies is considered to be an influence relationship. Although there is a seven-year interval between the two films, the relationship between the two films is actually more complicated than the influence relationship. In addition, considering the continuous emergence of historical films in East Asia during this period，the historical message and significance of the two films are also important. In view of this, this article attempts to examine the relationship between the two films from an “East Asian” perspective and summarize their significance in film history. From the perspective of “East Asia,” this article examined the relationship between “Yang Guifei” (1955) and “Yang Guifei” (1962), and explored their significance in film history. The film “Yang Guifei” (1955) and Hong Kong's “Yang Guifei” (1962), which reflect the international trends of Asian filmmakers, respectively. Furthermore, we examined the differences between the two films, especially in the construction of Asian images. It can be seen that Yang Guifei's popularity in East Asia during this period was closely related to the main trend of the international film industry at that time, as well as the cooperation between members of the Asian film industry.