The Notorious Concubines (金瓶梅) 55 years old

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.

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The Notorious Concubines Cast

Name Character
Juzo Itami He was 36, 64 years old when he died as Ximen Qing
Riko Kurenai She was 22, now 78 years old as Chunmei
Kohei Tsuzaki He was 39, now 95 years old as Ying Bojue
Keiko Sakurai She was 5, now 60 years old as "Female Yaksha" Sun Erniang
Tomoko Mayama She was 27, now 83 years old as Pan Jinlian

The Notorious Concubines Crew

Name Department
Kōji Wakamatsu as Director. He was 33 (76) years old when He died Directing
Atsushi Yamatoya as Screenplay. He was 31 (55) years old when He died Writing
Kiyoshi Ogasawara as Executive Producer. Production
The Notorious Concubines poster
The Notorious Concubines (55 years)

A Thousand Year-Old Ribald Classic!

  • Release day: Friday, September 27, 1968
  • Runtime: 90 minutes