Sep 27, 1968
90 min
Full-HD

The Notorious Concubines (1968)

Based on the Chinese classic "Jin Ping Mei". Original Japanese cut directed by Koji Wakamatsu and produced by Shochiku. Set in Song-dynasty China, Wu Song rises to fame and becomes a guard captain. He is captivated by his brother’s wife, Pan Jinlian, whose beauty also ensnares the wealthy libertine Ximen Qing. To possess her, Ximen Qing has Wu Song’s brother murdered. When the corrupt authorities refuse justice, Wu Song is imprisoned, escapes with the help of the Liangshan bandits, and joins their ranks. Ximen Qing descends further into decadence, but Wu Song eventually returns, leading an attack on the town.

Category

History Romance

Country

Japan

Companies

Shochiku Boxoffice International Pictures (BIP)

Tomoko Mayama

Pan Jinlian

Kazuko Wakamatsu

Wu Yueniang

Teruko Higa

Meng Yulou

Riko Kurenai

Chunmei

Mitsuko Takara

Sun Xue'e

Keiko Sakurai

"Female Yaksha" Sun Erniang

Katsu Ryūzaki

Wu Song

Yuzo Tachikawa

"Little Li Guang" Hua Rong

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