Sex and Zen

"Banned for 400 years! The most notorious of China's three great erotic sagas – revealed on the screen for the first time."

1991 1h 39m CN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 107

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A recently married scholar goes on a quest for knowledge of other people's wives, based on his philosophical differences with the Sack Monk. He encounters the Flying Thief, who agrees to help him find women, but only if he attains a penis as big as a horse's. The scholar has a surgeon attach said unit, and he's off and running on his mission, only to find that there are obstacles to his new lifestyle, such as jealous husbands and treacherous females.

“Banned for 400 years! The most notorious of China's three great erotic sagas – revealed on the screen for the first time.”

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Cast

Lawrence Ng
Wei Yang Sheng / Yan Ching
Kent Cheng Jak-Si
Tin Chan
Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong
Wong Chut
Lo Lieh
Cat Burglar Sai Kunlun
Amy Yip Chi-Mei
Yu Xiang / Chou Yin
Isabelle Chow Wang
Shui Chu
Carrie Ng Ka-Lai
Mistress Ku
Mari Ayukawa
Wong Chut’s wife

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Mak Tong-Kit
Writers: Lee Ying-Git
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sex And Zen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit, shot by Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joseph Chan Wing-Leung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Poon Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Lawrence Ng and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Banned for 400 years! The most notorious of China's three great erotic sagas – revealed on the screen for the first time.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0105287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Michael Mak Tong-Kit directs. Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan behind the camera. Joseph Chan Wing-Leung scores. Poon Hung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Sex And Zen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit, shot by Peter Ngor Chi-Kwan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Joseph Chan Wing-Leung. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Poon Hung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Lawrence Ng and Kent Cheng Jak-Si and Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Banned for 400 years! The most notorious of China's three great erotic sagas – revealed on the screen for the first time.".
8IMDB entry: tt0105287 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.