The Notorious Concubines (1969)

  • R
  • 06/01/1969 (US)
  • History, Romance
  • 1h 19m

A Thousand Year-Old Ribald Classic!

Overview

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.

Shin-Chen Wang

Novel

James E. McLarty

Writer

Atsushi Yamatoya

Screenplay

Kōji Wakamatsu

Director

Cast

Tomoko Mayama's headshot

Tomoko Mayama

Pan Jinlian
Kazuko Wakamatsu's headshot

Kazuko Wakamatsu

Wu Yueniang
Teruko Higa's headshot

Teruko Higa

Meng Yulou
Riko Kurenai's headshot

Riko Kurenai

Chunmei
Mitsuko Takara's headshot

Mitsuko Takara

Sun Xue'e
Keiko Sakurai's headshot

Keiko Sakurai

"Female Yaksha" Sun Erniang
Katsu Ryūzaki's headshot

Katsu Ryūzaki

Wu Song
Yuzo Tachikawa's headshot

Yuzo Tachikawa

"Little Li Guang" Hua Rong

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