The Golden Lotus (1974)

Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.
Rating: 7.3
Genres Drama, Romance, Historical
Original language: zh
Stars
Peter Yang Kwan as Hsi Men Ching
Hu Chin as Pan Chin Lien
Dean Shek Tin as Local Townsman
Chen Ping as Supporting Character
Creators
Li Han-Hsiang (Director)
Li Han-Hsiang (Writer)
Huang Yu-Ling (Producer)
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