On November 26, 2025, Imprint Asia is releasing 1972’s Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan/1984’s Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan, and Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume Two.
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Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan (1972) / Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan (1984)
Murder, sex and mayhem fill 1972 Shaw Brothers classic Intimate Confessions of a Chinese Courtesan, and its 1984 reimagining Lust For Love of a Chinese Courtesan, coming to Blu-ray for the first time worldwide in this set.
Director Chor Yuen was behind both versions of the powerful story, following the abduction of a young girl, sold into prostitution and entangled in a cruel world of desire and betrayal. Combining lavish martial arts choreography with explicit, boundary-pushing scenes, these films remain striking examples of Shaw Brothers’ high-calibre Wuxia catalogue.
An aristocratic maiden is abducted and sold to a popular brothel, where she is caught in a web of sex, murder, and intrigue. Starring Lily Ho, Betty Pei Ti, and Yueh Hua.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by author Stefan Hammond and Asian film expert Arne Venema
- NEW Interview with film historian Paul Fonoroff
- Intimate Confessions of 3 Shaw Girls – featurette directed by Frédéric Ambroisine
- Aspect Ratio 2.40:1
- Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
Shaw-Shock: Shaw Brothers Horror Collection – Volume Two
Shaw-Shock is back with Volume Two, a supernatural dive into three of the Shaw Brothers’ adaptations of traditional Chinese ghost stories, packed with ghouls, gore, and grim delights.
- The Enchanting Shadow (1960) – Worldwide first on Blu-ray!
- The Bride From Hell (1971)
- The Ghost Lovers (1974)
The Enchanting Shadow (1960)
A down-on-his-luck young man reluctantly stays at a haunted temple, where he encounters a ghost who lures victims to their death with her beauty.
Directed by Li Han-hsiang, and starring Betty Loh Ti and Zhao Lei, this colourful, macabre picture is rooted in Chinese historical texts and based on a short story by Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling, described as “a captivating slice of Shaw Brothers in gothic mode” (Eastern Kicks).
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by author Stefan Hammond and Asian film expert Arne Venema
- NEW Interview with film historian Paul Fonoroff
- The Savant – featurette on director Han Hsiang Li
- Aspect Ratio 1.35:1
- Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
The Bride From Hell (1971)
A young merchant marries a woman who is thought to be possessed by the spirit of a girl murdered twenty years ago.
Director Chou Hsu-Chiang brought this ghostly tale to life with stars Margaret Hsing Hui, Yang Fan, Lui Ming, and Carrie Ku Mei.
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Audio commentary by Asian film expert Arne Venema and filmmaker Domini Ting
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
The Ghost Lovers (1974)
A woman reaches out from the beyond to marry the man she loves. It isn’t until later that he begins to suspect that his new wife is actually dead.
Starring Li Ching, Lin Wei Tu, Kim Mu-yeong, and Chan Mei-Hua, and directed by Shin Sang-ok (Pulgasari, 3 Ninjas Knuckle Up).
Special Features & Technical Specs:
- 1080p High-definition presentation on Blu-ray
- NEW Film scholar Wayne Wong on ‘The Ghost Lovers’
- NEW Audio commentary by critic/filmmaker Justin Decloux
- Aspect Ratio 2.35:1
- Audio: LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
