Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Sign up to our newsletter for the latest and greatest from your city and beyond. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions.
Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. Feeling frisky? We count down the raunchiest X-rated Hong Kong films. Been there, done that? Think again, my friend. The erotic moments might seem a little tame by later standards but they were particularly daring back in the day. Written and directed by acclaimed director Li Han-hsiang, produced by Sir Run Run Shaw and the film debut for one Jackie Chan, The Golden Lotus surely has one of the strongest lineups of all-time for any sex film.
This seductive tale focuses on the licentious sex life of a merchant and references The Plum in the Golden Vase , a classic piece of erotic literature from the Ming Dynasty. The plot transgresses into jealously, lust and murder in this fairly soft-core film, but the sex scenes are perfectly executed and the duo beautifully captured.
Yam has starred in other gigolo roles β Gigolo and Whore , Friday Gigolo , Hong Kong Gigolo, take your pick β but this is probably his best.
Chingmy Yau stars as the deadly assassin in this delirious cult classic. While being investigated by an infatuated cop Simon Yam, again , she falls in love with a fellow female killer, who targets rapists and psychos. The story centres on a girl in search of different sexual partners as she looks to get revenge on her cheating boyfriend. This somewhat dubious classic focuses on the relationships that blossom at a local brothel.
