Product Details

• Actors: Yan-hsi Ko, Julie Lee, Siu-Kei Lee, Ching Mai, Lawrence Ng
• Directors: Bosco Lam
• Writers: Bing Cheuk
• Producers: Lam Chua
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Cantonese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Tai Seng
• DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005ALMR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113,617 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Chinese Torture Chamber Story" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Lovers Little Cabbage and a scholar are put on trial for the murder of Cabbage's husband by an overdose of aphrodisiac, which caused his sexual organ to explode. The real culprit is the magistrate's son, who is committing adultery with the scholar's wife, which was witnessed by Cabbage. The adulterous couple frame the platonic couple (Cabbage was still a virgin) to cover up their own affair. The scholar's maid and nanny take the case to appeal in the imperial capital-with most of the film revolving around the farcical trial, where the judge uses torture to extort a confession from the innocent lovers.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 69 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Ain't nobody's business if you do..., March 19, 2001

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Sean E. Mcgrath "kierianeleison" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Torture Chamber Story (DVD)

Bear with me for a second while I try to explain about "Chinese Torture Chamber Story"....

This movie, along with "Holy Weapon" and "Mad Monk" to name a few, fall into the category of "China looks like it's a different world". It has many elements that are foreign to our sensibilities (even though many Hong Kong movies aim to please Western audiences), a story line that is exploitive and sexually charged (but no moreso than, say, "Barbarella"), somewhat violent (but more on the level of "gross" than "visceral") and, ultimately very funny (if you don't take it too seriously).

Confused? Don't worry, you're not alone.

Set in the curtroom of a small town, Little Cabbage and her scholar lover are accused of murdering Little Cabbage's husband by slipping a powerful aphrodesiac into his medicine (the effect of the aphrodesic cannot be said here). They protest their innocence and are alternately tortured and questioned in front of a corrupt judicial tribunal to "tell the truth". The tortures are quite graphic and account for the more serious moments of the film...

... but it's not a serious movie.

The nature of exploitation films is to make people believe that they're seeing something serious, but in actuality it's gross exaggerations and stereotypical characters mixed into a plot that can seamlessly show brutality, sex, fetishism, superpowers and kung-fu because they're all "integral" to the storyline. They turn out (mostly years after their initial release) to be dated pieces of celluloid tripe that draw cult followings... look at "Blackula" or "Cleopatra Jones" if you need an example of how this is done in America with moniority populations.

"Chinese Torture Chamber Story" is no exception. One has only to look at this title to know that. C'mon, like the word "torture" *isn't* inflammatory. Please...

Now for the confusing part: I like this film. I am one of those people who has seen this film and enjoyed it immensely. I'm sure if anyone knows anything about this film it's the famous in-flight coitus scene that can be found on the 'net for download. There are money shots that would kill people and a fabulous parody of "Ghost".

In summary, I believe that many people will find this DVD offensive. Others will find it hysterical. Still others will find it at a friend's house, borrow it and never give it back. You decide which one you are for yourself.

I'm the second and fourth types.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Torture porn done right., February 5, 2008

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M. "Gorehound" (Mass.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chinese Torture Chamber Story (DVD)

It really does'nt get any better than this, I can honestly say I've never seen anthing that even comes close to the sheer brilliance of this filthy and disgusting masterpiece. It tells a complex and interesting story of blackmale and adultery while throwing in scenes of horrible torture, sex, and disgusting black comedy into one entertaining mixture of cinematic sleaze. I'd have to say my favorite scene was the acrobatic love scene with two people flying through the air like ninjas performing sexual acts on each other........I was speechless! Nothing could ever prepare you for such cinematic bliss. GO BUY THIS MOVIE NOW!!!!

26 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not enough for the really sick-minded, March 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Chinese Torture Chamber Story [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I was a bit disappointed...There's neither tearing of flesh, lots of blood, dismemberment, cannablism, nor the removal of tongues. There is a Little Cabbage and she does get tortured, but not with the gore I expected. And though the sex is often and entertaining, it's not shown with the explicitness that I had come to hope for. Aside from my expectations, the movie was quite entertaining. There are moments when the torture turns your gut with pity and horror (especially for the rat), and the rest of the movie is mostly light-hearted in a gutter sort of way. I recommend the film for those who would like their boundaries of taste tested for the first time.