If every man thinks of sex once every nine minutes, what does he think of the other eight?
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.
Made in US
5.5/10
1999
Server
Having issues? Try switching to a different server.
Cast
John Standing
As Philip Emmenthal
Matthew Delamere
As Storey Emmenthal
Vivian Wu
As Kito
Annie Shizuka Inoh
As Simato
Toni Collette
As Griselda
Claire Johnston
As Amelia, Philip's Wife
Polly Walker
As Palmira
Amanda Plummer
As Beryl
Elizabeth Berrington
As Celeste
Don Warrington
As Simon
Kirina Mano
As Mio
Manna Fujiwara
As Giulietta/Half Woman
Natacha Amal
As Giaconda
Barbara Sarafian
As Clothilde
Ryota Tsuchiya
As Simato's Brother
Myriam Muller
As Marianne, Emmenthal Maid
Pol Hoffmann
As Mourner
Tony Kaye
As Mourner
Ann Overstall Comfort
As Mourner
Malcolm Turner
As Undertaker
Patrick Hastert
As Man in Street
Julian Nest
As First Man in Cinema
Ciaran Mulhern
As Second Man in Cinema
John Overstall
As Third Man in Cinema
Derek Kueter
As Debt Collector
Jules Werner
As Debt Collector
Sophie Langevin
As Debt Collector Woman
Denise Gregoire
As Sister Nun
Sascha Ley
As Nun
Bettina Scheuritzel
As Schwester Fatimah
Radica Vujicin
As Nun
Jill Mercedes
As Nun
Dean Harrington
As American Businessman
Noriyuki Konishi
As Korean Businessman
Jean-Gabriel Dupuy
As French Businessman
Stéphane Prevot
As French Businessman
Katsuya Kobayashi
As Simato's Father
Takumi Matsui
As Simato's Fiancé
Kiyosi Ishiguro
As Brother Fiancé
Hairi Katagiri
As Half Woman Companion
Yurika Sano
As Half Woman, 8 Years Old
Satomi Ando
As Half Woman, 10 Years Old
Sachiko Meguro
As Mio's Companion #1
Hisayuki Yoshioka
As Mio's Companion #2
Hanji Mishima
As Mio's Companion #3
Toyonosuke Fujima
As Kabuki Father
Kango Fujima
As Kabuki Son
Senyoichi Nishikawa
As Kabuki Son
Vladimir Bogachov
As Otello
Peter Greenaway
As (uncredited)
More