Yu Pui Tsuen II

1987 1h 30m CN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 28

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Synopsis

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Before Michael Mak’s Sex And Zen became a cult favourite in the ’90s, there was Ho Fan’s Yu Pui Tsuen (The Carnal Prayer Mat, 1987). But without sex bomb Amy Yip, coarse humour or lesbian love affairs, Yu Pui Tsuen had to rely on the nudity and sex from his cast of relative unknowns to save the day. When a young man dreams that he drowns after a night of carnal passion, he asks a buddhist monk to translate the experience for him. The monk replies that the dream is a warning not to indulge the pleasures of the flesh to excess, but the man ignores his advice, marrying a virgin and making love to her constantly. However, after several torrid affairs, the man begins to realise the sagacity of the monk's warning.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

邓耀辉
Cheng Yuen-Man
Yu Xiang
Chou Ying-Ti
Woodcutter's Wife
Eliza Yue Chi-Wai
Bai Xiang-yun
Sun Chien
Woodcutter
Joh Chung-Sing
Sai Kun-lun
Lam Yue-Fei
Maid
Kong Man-Sing

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ho Fan
Writers: Manfred Wong Man-Chun
Countries: Hong Kong

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Yu Pui Tsuen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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邓耀辉 and Cheng Yuen-Man and Chou Ying-Ti carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0345219 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ho Fan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Yu Pui Tsuen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5邓耀辉 and Cheng Yuen-Man and Chou Ying-Ti carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0345219 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 28 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 13 different titles around the world.