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The Notorious Concubines (1968)

Directed by Kōji Wakamatsu

Drama | Eastern

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.

Rated R | Length 79 minutes

Actors

Tomoko Mayama | Kazuko Wakamatsu | Teruko Higa | Riko Kurenai | Mitsuko Takara | Keiko Sakurai | Katsu Ryuzaki | Yuzo Tachikawa | Kohei Tsuzaki | Juzo Itami | Akaji Maro | Taka Okubo | Hatsuo Yamaya | Ken Yoshizawa

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
03/02/2016TVDVDRented0 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Odd that the Something Weird DVD is 11 minutes shorter than the original cut. I’m guessing either some of the violence or sex/nudity was cut which would be strange for a SW release. Given the story this is slow.

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