Hong Kong 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.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shaw Brothers
Action + Drama in Hong Kong
136 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan itself).
The 1971–1973 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1971-1973 Hong Kong release window, Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan sits at #22 of 28. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan premiered alongside 9 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 9 other Hong Kong films in 1972.
The 31st Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
22 audience reviews — more than 46% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (61th percentile) outruns review volume (46th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- slave · 2
- whipping · 2
- torture · 26
- epic · 10
- martial arts · 369
- revenge · 210
- murder · 155
- kung fu · 121
- wuxia · 35
Reception Benchmarks
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 |