Concubine Secrets: Tattoo Contest
“Bodhisattva carved on white skin! Setsuko Ogawa stars in this picture scroll of lust in the inner palace!”
In the hidden inner chambers of Edo Castle, rival concubines in 1709 turn tattoo art into a dangerous weapon of influence, sparking a secret competition to captivate the ruling shogun and secure ultimate power within the walls of the imperial harem.
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Setsuko Ogawa
Oyae(お八重)
Also in
Lone Wolf and Cub
Hellish Love
Hidemi Hara
Osei no kata(お清の方)
Also in
Love Hunter
Night of the Felines
Miyoko Aoyama
Omiyo(お美代)
Also in
Sex Hunter: Wet Target
Afternoon Affair: Kyoto Holy Tapestry
Maya Kitami
Oman(お万)
Also in
Hentai kazoku
The Sticky White Skin
Michiko Komori
Ofuji(お藤)
Also in
Naked Rashomon
The Last Laugh
Yoshie Kitsuda
Ochô no kata(お蝶の方)
Known for
Shōgun
Intentions of Murder
Yumi Nakano
Oshin(おしん)
Also in
Love and Death at Fuji Speedway
August: Scent of Eros
Sayori Shima
Gobozu (Nun)(御坊主)
Also in
Apartment Wife: Night of Pleasure
Season of Lust: A Trail of Honey from an 18 Year Old
Ryûji Ôizumi
Shinzô(新三)
Also in
Love Hunter
Dewdrops on the Petals
Toshihiko Oda
間部越前守
Known for
Angel Guts: Red Classroom
Star of David: Beauty Hunting
Keisuke Yukioka
Horitatsu(彫辰)
Also in
Slave Contract
Underworld Beauty
Hiroyuki Mikawa
Ienobu Tokugawa - Shôgun(将軍家宣)
Also in
Flower & Snake
Glorious Moment: A Woman's Scroll
Yukihiko Kondo Director · Keiji Kubota Screenplay Taichiro Kosugi Composer
First release August 5, 1972 · Produced in Japan · Original title 色暦大奥秘話 刺青百人競べ
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
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Japan
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Original title
色暦大奥秘話 刺青百人競べ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 5, 1972
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No release date listed for United States.
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