Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

"The scorpion is dead... But! To dispel such rumors, the Vengeful Woman's Killing Fang has sent another one to Hell"

1973 1h 27m JA

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★6.8TMDB · 84★6.9IMDB · 2,527

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Synopsis

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Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discovers that Scorpion is the ex-girlfriend of the vice officer who killed her lover.

“The scorpion is dead... But! To dispel such rumors, the Vengeful Woman's Killing Fang has sent another one to Hell”

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Cast

Meiko Kaji
Nami Matsushima
Mikio Narita
Detective Kondo
Reisen Ri
Katsu
Yayoi Watanabe
Yuki
Seiya Satō
Takahashi
Takashi Fujiki
Tanida
Tomoko Mayama
Yasue
Mitsuru Mori
Shinobu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shunya Ito
Writers: Hirō Matsuda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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87 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Female Prisoner Scorpion Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shunya Ito, shot by Masao Shimizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Meiko Kaji and Mikio Narita and Reisen Ri carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The scorpion is dead... But! To dispel such rumors, the Vengeful Woman's Killing Fang has sent another one to Hell".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shunya Ito directs. Masao Shimizu behind the camera. Shunsuke Kikuchi scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Female Prisoner Scorpion Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Shunya Ito, shot by Masao Shimizu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Shunsuke Kikuchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Meiko Kaji and Mikio Narita and Reisen Ri carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The scorpion is dead... But! To dispel such rumors, the Vengeful Woman's Killing Fang has sent another one to Hell".
9IMDB entry: tt0226875 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.