The Vixens of Kung Fu | |
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Directed by | Bill Milling |
Written by | Cho En Young |
Produced by | Bill Milling |
Starring | Bree Anthony Tony Richards Peonies Jong C. J. Laing |
Edited by | Texx Clevenger |
Production company | Chiang Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Vixens of Kung Fu (A Tale of Yin Yang) is a 1975 American pornographic martial arts exploitation film produced and directed by Bill Milling, under the pseudonym Chiang. It stars Bree Anthony, Tony Richards, Peonies Jong, and C. J. Laing, and follows a prostitute who is gang raped, and who seeks revenge against her rapists after being trained in kung fu with a clan of other women by a martial artist. The film received an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.
Cast
- Bree Anthony as Prostitute (credited as Brie Anthony)
- Tony Richards as Monk (as Tony Blue)
- Peonies Jong as Ha Tien Sau (as Peonies Jung)
- C. J. Laing as Kung Fu Teacher
- Jamie Gillis as Hunter
- Bobby Astyr as Hunter
- Lin Chen Fu as Chao Tzu
Critical reception
Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com called the film "a jarring viewing experience", and wrote that it "has no substance or dramatics, just a random assortment of poses from actors who don't have martial arts training". He concluded: "It should be fun, but it's a little too dark for comfort, with sex scenes more about domination than pleasure It's all a big goof, and one that could use 100% less rape to be taken seriously as something light."
Home media
In July 2013, The Vixens of Kung Fu was released on DVD by Vinegar Syndrome as a double feature with another 1975 film, Oriental Blue, also directed by Bill Milling. In 2018, Vinegar Syndrome released the film on Blu-ray as part of a five-disc collection titled 5 Films 5 Years - Volume #3.
References
- ^ Willis, John (1978). Screen World. Vol. 29. Crown Publishers. ISBN 9780517534519. Archived from the original on 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- McManus, Michael J. (1986). Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography. Rutledge Hill Press. p. 424. ISBN 978-0934395434.
- "The Vixens of Kung-Fu Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ Orndorf, Brian (October 28, 2018). "The Vixens of Kung Fu Blu-ray Review". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "The Vixens of Kung-Fu / Oriental Blue – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- Abrams, Simon (February 27, 2014). "Meet Skinaflix, the Netflix for Aficionados of Old-School Porn". Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "5 Films 5 Years - Volume #3 – Vinegar Syndrome". Vinegar Syndrome. Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- "5 Films 5 Years Volume #3 - Golden Age Erotica Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
External links
Categories:- 1975 films
- 1970s exploitation films
- 1970s pornographic films
- 1975 martial arts films
- American exploitation films
- American martial arts films
- American pornographic films
- American films about revenge
- Kung fu films
- American rape and revenge films
- American sexploitation films
- 1970s English-language films
- 1970s American films
- English-language action films