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The Notorious Concubines (1968)

A Thousand Year-Old Ribald Classic!

Genre : History, Romance

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Kōji Wakamatsu
Writer : Atsushi Yamatoya

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Tomoko Mayama
Tomoko Mayama
Pan Jinlian
Kazuko Wakamatsu
Kazuko Wakamatsu
Wu Yueniang
Teruko Higa
Teruko Higa
Meng Yulou
Riko Kurenai
Riko Kurenai
Chunmei
Mitsuko Takara
Mitsuko Takara
Sun Xue'e
Keiko Sakurai
Keiko Sakurai
"Female Yaksha" Sun Erniang
Katsu Ryuzaki
Katsu Ryuzaki
Wu Song
Yuzo Tachikawa
Yuzo Tachikawa
"Little Li Guang" Hua Rong
Kohei Tsuzaki
Kohei Tsuzaki
Ying Bojue
Juzo Itami
Juzo Itami
Ximen Qing
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro
Taka Okubo
Taka Okubo
Hatsuo Yamaya
Hatsuo Yamaya
Ken Yoshizawa
Ken Yoshizawa

Crews

Atsushi Yamatoya
Atsushi Yamatoya
Screenplay
Kiyoshi Ogasawara
Kiyoshi Ogasawara
Executive Producer
Kōji Wakamatsu
Kōji Wakamatsu
Director
Hideo Itô
Hideo Itô
Director of Photography
Masao Yagi
Masao Yagi
Music
Shin-Chen Wang
Shin-Chen Wang
Novel
James E. McLarty
James E. McLarty
Writer
Tadashi Tsuji
Tadashi Tsuji
Editor
Ogawa Kogai
Ogawa Kogai
Production Design
Shukei Hirataka
Shukei Hirataka
Art Direction
Takashi Sugizaki
Takashi Sugizaki
Sound
Hajime Isomi
Hajime Isomi
Lighting Technician

Posters and backgrounds

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