THE NOTORIOUS CONCUBINES
A Thousand Year-Old Ribald Classic!
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.
About This Film
Not satisfied with being a 13th century house-wife, unscrupulous Chin Lien tries to exchange her rice salesman of a husband for his more attractive brother, captain of the guard Wu Sung. Rebuffed, she proceeds to Plan B: Poison her husband and begin a lusty affair with wealthy, decadent Men Ching While Wu Sung goes on a murderous rampage and Chin Lien celebrates by becoming Men Ching’s fifth wife, the lecherous husband marries Wife Number 6 and drowns himself in drunken orgies.
Film Details
Director
Kōji Wakamatsu
Writers
Shin-Chen Wang, Atsushi Yamatoya
Also Known As
Kinpeibai