Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan
1972 1h 37m movie Film Hong Kong

Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan

愛奴

“The first Chinese sex film!”

Synopsis

愛奴

“The first Chinese sex film!”

18-year-old Ainu is kidnapped and sold to a brothel. Her good looks and wild personality make her very popular with the lustful clients, but also draw the lesbian attentions of brothel madam Chun Yi. Chun Yi teaches Ai nu the ways of lust and the ways of kung fu, and Ai nu becomes more and more similar to her captor. But rage at her treatment is still burning inside her.

The 1971–1973 Hong Kong Window

28 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan sits at position #22.

  1. Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
    #1

    Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend

    ★ 9.0 · 1973

  2. A Touch of Zen
    #2

    A Touch of Zen

    ★ 7.7 · 1971

  3. The Way of the Dragon
    #3

    The Way of the Dragon

    ★ 7.4 · 1972

  4. Fist of Fury
    #4

    Fist of Fury

    ★ 7.3 · 1972

  5. The Big Boss
    #5

    The Big Boss

    ★ 7.2 · 1971

  6. The Duel
    #6

    The Duel

    ★ 7.0 · 1971

  7. Duel for Gold
    #7

    Duel for Gold

    ★ 7.0 · 1971

  8. Five Fingers of Death
    #8

    Five Fingers of Death

    ★ 6.7 · 1972

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The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.0
TMDB Rating
22
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #554 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.3 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.

Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #365 of 516 (top 71%).

Production Details

Primary Country Hong Kong
Original Language Chinese
Production Companies Shaw Brothers
Runtime 1h 37m
Release Date July 9, 1972
IMDb tt0068744

Themes & Motifs

  • epic
  • martial arts
  • kung fu
  • revenge
  • murder
  • torture
  • slave
  • whipping
  • wuxia

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