Hong Kong The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks is a Hong Kong–Japan co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
金瓶梅
Based on the classic Chinese novel "Jin Ping Mei," written during the Ming Dynasty. The novel itself is the first full length Chinese fictional work to depict sexuality in explicit manner. The movie (as well as novel) takes place during 1111-1127 and centers around Ximen Quing, a corrupt social climber and lustful merchant who is wealthy enough to marry a consort of wives and concubines.
Hong Kong × Japan Co-Production
Other Hong Kong×Japan titles
Comedy + Drama in Hong Kong
71 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks itself).
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The 2007–2009 Hong Kong Window
The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks holds position #24 of 42 Hong Kong films in the 2007–2009 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks premiered in 2008 — a quieter year for Hong Kong cinema with only 9 titles in our catalog. The 2000s overall landed 146 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 8 other Hong Kong films in 2008.
The 622nd 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
34 audience reviews — more than 60% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 57th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #587 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #193 of 266 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Hong Kong, Japan |
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | My Way Film Company, Twin Co. Ltd., Universal Media & Entertainment Group Limited |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | September 19, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1354553 |