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The Notorious Concubines

R

1968

79 minutes

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Overview

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.

Top Cast

Tomoko Mayama headshot

Tomoko Mayama

Pan Jinlian

Kazuko Wakamatsu headshot

Kazuko Wakamatsu

Wu Yueniang

Teruko Higa headshot

Teruko Higa

Meng Yulou

Riko Kurenai headshot

Riko Kurenai

Chunmei

Mitsuko Takara headshot

Mitsuko Takara

Sun Xue'e

Keiko Sakurai headshot

Keiko Sakurai

"Female Yaksha" Sun Erniang

Katsu Ryūzaki headshot

Katsu Ryūzaki

Wu Song

Yuzo Tachikawa headshot

Yuzo Tachikawa

"Little Li Guang" Hua Rong

Kohei Tsuzaki headshot

Kohei Tsuzaki

Ying Bojue

Jūzō Itami headshot

Jūzō Itami

Ximen Qing

Akaji Maro headshot

Akaji Maro

Taka Okubo headshot

Taka Okubo

Hatsuo Yamaya headshot

Hatsuo Yamaya

Ken Yoshizawa headshot

Ken Yoshizawa