Ancient Chinese Whorehouse is a 1994 Hong Kong sex comedy film directed by Kai Ming Lai and written by Man Fai Ng, starring Yvonne Yung, Kent Cheng, Kingdom Yuen, Elvis Tsui, Cheng Xueyan, and Liu Dizhi.[1] The film premiered in Hong Kong on 15 September 1994.
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Traditional | 青樓十二房 |
Simplified | 青楼十二房 |
Mandarin | Qīnglóu Shí'èr'fáng |
Literally | Twelve rooms of Qinglou |
Directed by | Kai Ming Lai |
Written by | Man Fai Ng |
Produced by | Luo Shiquan Cheng Chaoliang |
Starring | Yvonne Yung Kent Cheng Kingdom Yuen Elvis Tsui Cheng Xueyan Liu Dizhi |
Cinematography | Pan Deye |
Edited by | Chen Qihe |
Music by | Mak Chun Hung |
Production companies | Jinli Manufacture co., LTD. Longxiang Industry co., LTD. |
Distributed by | New Generation co., LTD. |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Hong Kong |
Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
Box office | HK $2,481,978.00 |
A poor girl named A Qing was sold into the brothel Changle Fang (simplified Chinese: 尝乐坊; traditional Chinese: 嘗樂坊; lit. 'Taste of music') during Tang Dynasty.[2] Brother Gang is an inventor, he is good at inventing sex toys and he fells in love with Wu Gu'niang secretly. While A Qing sleep with the visitor, she drank ecstasy and has sex with A Yi. Later, they fell in love. Finally, A Qing married A Yi and left the brothel.[1][3]
The film was released in Hong Kong on 15 September 1994 and grossed a total of $2,481,978.00 in Hong Kong.
The film received critical acclaim.[5]
影片的故事发生在“唐朝“,“尝乐坊”老板五姑娘做生意一向贫富不论,来的都是客,待人热情奔放,深得顾客得好评。更为人称道的是,尝乐坊内设奇思妙想十二房,每一房都有不同器械供顾客赏玩,且其乐无穷。《青楼十二房》是一出糅合了喜剧和武打的三级片,娱乐效果极佳的影片,这也是亚姐冠军翁虹主演的情色电影中较为出众的一部作品。