Sung Dynasty period. Simon Qing (Lam Wai Kin) is the son of a famed sexologist named Simon Tate (Chui Siu Keung). Upon reaching adulthood, he becomes a handsome, good for nothing womanizer and well endowed. Qing knew about the drugs and techniques that can maximize carnal pleasures. Once he reached the proper age, his father hired a voluptuous harlot, Violetta (curvaceous Kaera Uehara) to teach him the act of lovemaking. Henceforth, Simon embarked upon a life of womanizing. Upon his travels, he meets a virgin nun named Moon (sexy Hikaru Wakana) when Qing was stricken with fever and sought shelter in Moon's nunnery. There, Moon's curiosity was awakened and she was seduced by Qing to abandon her post and be taken home to become his wife. However, after his father passed on, Qing could not be satisfied with one woman. He often has sex with the prettiest women in the region and earned himself a reputation as a playboy. He has sex with the head of a brothel (played by Yui Morikawa) and encounters a young slave girl named Lotus which aroused his curiosity because of her small feet. Years passed, Qing encounters Lotus again (this time played by arousing Serina Hayakawa), she is now a young woman who had reached sexual maturity and much to his dismay, Lotus is married to a repulsive dwarf named Wu Da-Lang (Ng Chi Hung). Qing becomes obsessed with Lotus and plans to have her by hook or by crook..

"Sex and Chopsticks" is a softcore flick full of gratuitous and vigorous sex scenes that even includes some girl on girl action, REAL full frontal female nudity and comedic sequences. It doesn't match up with "Sex and Zen" or "Chinese Torture Chamber" when it comes to artistic quality but it does stand on its own as a flick full of silly dirty humor, martial arts action and decent production values. The film starts out as a comedic "sexual awakening" for our young Simon Qing, as he father teaches him to master his body and mind. Qing masters the techniques of doing push-ups and writing with his male member as well incorporating the mental disciplines of the "Tao of Sex". It was quite intriguing as Qing becomes "oversexed" and he would treat himself in almost every way possible, much of it is exaggerated and meant to amuse the viewer and none of the scenes are offensive. Then once you see Violetta who is played by luscious Japanese AV- actress Kaera Uehara, you will feel a very strong titillating sensation when you see all the full frontal nudity and the film goes into silly comedic overdrive.

I found it quite curious that all the women are played by Japanese AV-idols such as Kaera Uehara, Yui Morikawa, Hikaru Wakana, and Serina Hayakawa in a Hong Kong production. I suppose all the bad publicity that a skin flick would generate was avoided by Chinese actresses but hey, I think this was a blessing in disguise. Without these voluptuously sexy Japanese women, I doubt we would see a lot of full frontal nudity. I also found it quite amusing that aside from Moon, the nunnery's women were all played by young boys and the headmaster is played by an old man. I hardly saw any Chinese actresses except maybe for the occasional passer-bys and Madame Wang who served as Qing's godmother. Also, Yui Morikawa plays dual roles as Qing's mother and a brothel Madame--which is so weird but I suppose this was meant as a very subtle commentary?

The sex scenes are long and very erotic, and rivals the titillation factor of Japanese "Pink films". Lam Wai Kin is a veteran in these types of films and he really looked like he was having a ball with his role. Unlike Chiu Siu Keung (who looked liked he didn't want to touch Morikawa in his only sex scene), Lam Wai Kin looked very comfortable with all the nudity and fornications; and the women really looked like they were really getting into the simulated sex scenes and facial expressions genuinely reflected enjoyment. Familiar prosthetics and tools were used in this flick that I am sure will be recognized. Wires were used in some of the sex scenes as a form of enhancements, dancing and even "combat by sex". These elements will definitely be appreciated by fans of "Sex and Zen". Hey, the film even serves up some sequences of decently choreographed martial arts action.

"The Forbidden Legend: Sex and Chopsticks" isn't a very good movie if you look at it from an artistic standpoint. But if you look at it as a silly caricature of an oversexed playboy, it is a lot of fun to watch and it never gets boring. I found myself snickering quite a number of times with some of the goofy exaggerated sex scenes. I was a little surprised that the film went for a different tone in the last act and became a disquieting commentary about one's obsession; it lost it's sense of humor and became a commentary on licentious and immoral behavior. I guess Qing's lack of morals were meant to give it some touches of drama but such an approach felt inappropriate here.

Despite its downright silliness, a weak plot and some major flaws in direction (one isn't here to watch it for brilliance), "Sex and Chopsticks" does what it meant to do. It serves up a lot of comedy, dirty humor, and is a great excuse to bring an overabundance of full frontal nudity and very vigorous sex scenes. The film is not to be taken seriously and meant purely for guilty pleasure. Fans of "Hanzo the Razor", "Chinese Torture Chamber" and "Sex and Zen" should definitely give this one a watch. The film is a HOOT but it needed more chopsticks!

Recommended timidly. [3 ½ Stars]