The Notorious Concubines (1968)
In the West, there is Arabian Nights, in the East there is The Notorious Concubines!
1968 · R · 1h 30m · History, Romance
Genres: History, Romance
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.
Director: Kōji Wakamatsu
Writers: Shin-Chen Wang, Atsushi Yamatoya
Music by: Masao Yagi
Cinematography: Hideo Itō
Editor: Tadashi Tsuji
Cast
Tomoko Mayama as Pan JinlianKazuko Wakamatsu as Wu YueniangTeruko Higa as Meng YulouRiko Kurenai as ChunmeiMitsuko Takara as Sun Xue'eKeiko Sakurai as "Female Yaksha" Sun ErniangKatsu Ryūzaki as Wu SongYuzo Tachikawa as "Little Li Guang" Hua RongKohei Tsuzaki as Ying BojueJūzō Itami as Ximen QingAkaji MaroTaka OkuboMore like this
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