Joan Chen - Tai-Pan (1986)

In the 1986 film Tai-Pan, directed by Daryl Duke and based on James Clavell's novel, Joan Chen plays the character May-May, the Chinese mistress of the protagonist Dirk Struan (Bryan Brown). The movie, set against the backdrop of early British colonial Hong Kong, includes several scenes with Joan Chen that have been noted for their provocative nature. While the film as a whole was a critical and commercial disappointment, certain moments featuring Chen have drawn attention over the years, particularly for their risqué elements.
Joan Chen appears in multiple scenes wearing sheer or revealing clothing that accentuates her figure, including a notable instance where she is seen in a transparent silk nightie, through which her breasts are visible. One such scene involves her character sitting by a fire, feeding a man, and later moving to a bed, where the camera lingers on her partially exposed chest as she removes a robe. Another moment features her washing herself with a cloth, briefly exposing her left breast. There’s also a scene where she squeezes her breasts together through a sheer blue nightie while talking to a man, imitating another woman, and a brief bath sequence where she emerges topless, showing her right breast, though it transitions into a more obscured view as she interacts with her co-star.