Synopsis
玉蒲團之偷情寶鑑
“Banned for 400 years! The most notorious of China's three great erotic sagas – revealed on the screen for the first time.”
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.
Audience Engagement
65 audience reviews — more than 74% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity (99th percentile) outruns review volume (74th) — a trending, discussed title among Hong Kong films.
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Drama + Comedy in Hong Kong
71 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Sex and Zen itself).
The 1990–1992 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1990-1992 Hong Kong release window, Sex and Zen sits at #54 of 73. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sex and Zen premiered alongside 22 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 22 other Hong Kong films in 1991.
The 334th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #578 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Drama productions specifically: #224 of 311 (top 72%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Johnny Mak Production Co. Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | November 30, 1991 |
| IMDb | tt0105287 |



















