The Last Princess | |
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Genre | Historical drama, romance |
Starring | Huo Siyan Sammul Chan Yan Yikuan Sun Xing Leila Tong |
Opening theme | Duanzhang (断章) performed by Yan Kuan |
Ending theme | Yilai (依赖) performed by Yan Kuan |
Country of origin | China |
Original language | Mandarin |
No. of episodes | 40 |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes per episode |
Release | |
Original release | February 22, 2008 – March 2008 |
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Traditional Chinese | 最後的格格 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 最后的格格 | ||||||
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The Last Princess is a 2008 Chinese television series.
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