The Notorious Concubines

The Notorious Concubines

90 mins | Romance, History | Sept. 27, 1968

Dark, cynical Japanese epic brought to U.S. in a dubbed version by shlockmeister Harry Novak. Still, this gory, sexy epic is made with style and interesting for to compare to "Yojimbo" and other masterworks of the form.

The Notorious Concubines

90 mins | Romance, History | Sept. 27, 1968

The Notorious Concubines
Dark, cynical Japanese epic brought to U.S. in a dubbed version by shlockmeister Harry Novak. Still, this gory, sexy epic is made with style and interesting for to compare to "Yojimbo" and other masterworks of the form.
IMDb rating 4.5
Producers Unicorn Productions
Original title 金瓶梅
Directors Kōji Wakamatsu
Writers Shin-Chen Wang, James E. McLarty, Atsushi Yamatoya

Cast

Tomoko Mayama

as Pan Jinlian

Kazuko Wakamatsu

as Wu Yueniang

Teruko Higa

as Meng Yulou

Riko Kurenai

as Chunmei

Mitsuko Takara

as Sun Xue'e

Keiko Sakurai

as "Female Yaksha" Sun Erniang

Ryuzaki Katsu

as Wu Song

Yuzo Tachikawa

as "Little Li Guang" Hua Rong

Kohei Tsuzaki

as Ying Bojue

Juzo Itami

as Ximen Qing