The Forbidden Legend: Sex & Chopsticks (Chinese: 金瓶梅; pinyin: Jīnpíngméi; lit. 'Golden Lotus') is a 2008 Hong Kong pornographic comedy film directed by Qian Wenqi and produced by Wong Jing, starring Oscar Lam wai-kin, Norman Chui, and Hayakawa Serina, based on the 1610 novel The Golden Lotus by Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng. The film premiered in Hong Kong on 19 September 2008.
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Plot
The story is loosely based on the first ten chapters of Jin Ping Mei, telling the stories of how Ximen Qing meets two of his eventually six wives, the former Buddhist nun Wu Yueniang (a.k.a. Mingyue) and the mariticide Pan Jinlian.
Cast
Oscar Lam wai-kin as Ximen Qing
Norman Chui as Ximen Qing's father
Hayakawa Serina as Pan Jinlian
Wakana Hikaru as Ming Yue
Yui Morikawa as Ximen Qing's mother
Kaera Uehara as Zi Yan
Liang Minyi as Chun Mei
Note: Most of the female characters with sex scenes are played by Japanese adult video actresses, with their dialogue dubbed into Chinese.
Release
The film was first released on 19 September 2008 in Hong Kong.
The film received mixed reviews.
Sequel
The film's sequel, The Forbidden Legend Sex & Chopsticks 2, was released in Hong Kong on 1 April 2009.