Summary
After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines. Three are from Kyoto, where Storey manages Pachinco palaces. Each has a distinctive personality: a nun, a child bearer, a gambler, a student of Kabuki, a horsewoman with a pet pig, a maid. As a year passes, the women begin asserting their own power.
Details
Release Date: May 22, 1999
Runtime: 121 minutes
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 5.4/10 (65 votes)
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John Standing
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