Hong Kong Debuts its First 3D Erotic Film
Reuters – Japanese adult actress Saori Hara is interviewed during the making of "3D Sex and Zen" at a …
By Stefanie McIntyre and James Pomfret – Thu Apr 14, 2:17 pm ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A period drama about a young man, a duke and royal orgies drew hundreds in Hong Kong to the premiere of the territory's first 3D erotic film earlier this week.
The soft-porn "Sex & Zen: Extreme Ecstasy" debuts as the stricken porn industry turns to 3D as a potential money-spinner to revive its fortunes following the success of Hollywood blockbusters such as "Avatar."
"What we're going to expect is that people don't take it as an erotic or any gross thing to look at," said director Christopher Sun.
"Try to take it as an entertaining movie for adults."
His father, Stephen Shiu, was responsible for the original "Sex and Zen," a 1991 film that grossed over US$2.6 million and held the crown as the city's highest-grossing adult film for over a decade.
