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Legends of the Poisonous Seductress Volume 1 - Female Demon Ohyaku (1968)

Legends of the Poisonous Seductress Volume 1 - Female Demon Ohyaku poster
Original title
妖艶毒婦伝 般若のお百
Directed by
Yoshihiro Ishikawa
Genre
action film, adventure film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A beautiful and ruthless woman born to a streetwalker uses her sexuality and craftiness to manipulate men. After being betrayed and exiled to an island prison, she escapes and plots a gold heist with a new gang of criminals.

black-and-whitemelodramaticrevenge-drivensultrycunningexploitationperiodgritty

What happens

『妖艶毒婦伝 般若のお百』(ようえんどくふでんはんにゃのおひゃく)は、1968年公開の日本映画。宮園純子主演・石川義寛監督。東映京都撮影所製作・東映配給 2019年12月25日閲覧。。モノクロ映画。 浅草・奥山の掛小屋の花形太夫・お百は夜鷹の子として生まれた。美しく成長したお百は、妖艶この上ない美貌と柔肌を持ち、男という男を地獄の底に突き落とす怖い毒婦の本性を次第に表す。やがて金塊強奪の一味に加わるが、裏切られ捕らえられて佐渡へ流された。強欲な島役人や獣性を剥き出しにする無宿人どもの中に投げ込まれるが、色仕掛けで島抜けに成功。お百は悪党一味を誘い、再び金塊強奪を企てる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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