The Notorious Concubines
In the West, there is Arabian Nights, in the East there is The Notorious Concubines!
Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu
Plot
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.
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Cast
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
Kohei Tsuzaki
Ying Bojue
Jūzō Itami
Ximen Qing
Akaji Maro
Taka Okubo
Hatsuo Yamaya
Ken Yoshizawa