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Sex and Zen

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.

19916.11h 39m

Overview

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.

Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit
Written by Li Yu, Alexander Lee, Lee Ying-Git
Produced by Stephen Shiu Yeuk-Yuen
Box Office0Revenue: $2.4M

Top Cast

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah

Wei Yang Sheng / Yan Ching

Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Kent Cheng Jak-Si

Tin Chan

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Wong Chut

Lo Lieh

Lo Lieh

Cat Burglar Sai Kunlun

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Amy Yip Chi-Mei

Yu Xiang / Chou Yin

Isabelle Chow Wang

Isabelle Chow Wang

Shui Chu

Carrie Ng Ka-Lai

Carrie Ng Ka-Lai

Mistress Ku

Mari Ayukawa

Mari Ayukawa

Wong Chut’s wife

Rena Murakami

Rena Murakami

Hua Chen

T

Tang Yat-Lung

About Sex and Zen

Sex and Zen is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 1991. Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit, it stars Lawrence Ng Kai-Wah, Kent Cheng Jak-Si, Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong. 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.

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