Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

"Slicing up the patriarchy since 1972."

1972 1h 30m JA

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Synopsis

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After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

“Slicing up the patriarchy since 1972.”

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Cast

Meiko Kaji
Nami Matsushima
Fumio Watanabe
Inspector Goda
Kayoko Shiraishi
Oba
Yuki Aresa
Kimiyo Oikawa
Hiroko Isayama
Asako Noda
Yukie Kagawa
Haru
Hōsei Komatsu
Tsuji
Gōzō Sōma
Policeman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shunya Ito
Writers: Hirō Matsuda, Fumio Kōnami, Shunya Ito
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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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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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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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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CAST

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Meiko Kaji and Fumio Watanabe and Kayoko Shiraishi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Slicing up the patriarchy since 1972.".

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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

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
254 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 Fumio Watanabe and Kayoko Shiraishi carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Slicing up the patriarchy since 1972.".
9IMDB entry: tt0226874 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.