In this Shaw Brothers adaptation of the most erotic novel in Chinese history, director Han Hsiang Li recounts the depraved exploits of a Sung Dynasty lothario. Hsi Men-ching (Yeung Kwan) already has one wife and three concubines, but that does not stop him from coveting for more. He eventually resorts to murder and bribery in order to satisfy his sexual whims and conquer the objects of his desire.
DIRECTED BY HAN HSIANG LI
HONG KONG | 1974 | MANDARIN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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