Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song

1973 1h 29m JA

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★6.1TMDB · 74

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Synopsis

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Nami is once again on the run from the law but is saved by an old classmate who works at a strip club. Through a subsequent conversation they discover they both have a score to settle with a particular crooked cop. However, Nami has doubts about ever trusting a man.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Meiko Kaji
Nami Matsushima
Masakazu Tamura
Yasuo Kudo
Yumi Kanei
Kinuyo Kodama
Hiroshi Tsukata
Detective Hirose
Yayoi Watanabe
Midori
Akemi Negishi
Prison Guard Minamimura
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Takeshi Kodama
Sanae Nakahara
Akiko Inagaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasuharu Hasebe
Writers: Hirō Matsuda, Yasuharu Hasebe, Fumio Kōnami
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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89 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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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yasuharu Hasebe, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. 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 Hajime Kaburagi. 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 Tomio Fukuda 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 Masakazu Tamura and Yumi Kanei carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0226873 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yasuharu Hasebe directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Hajime Kaburagi scores. Tomio Fukuda cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 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 Yasuharu Hasebe, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hajime Kaburagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tomio Fukuda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Meiko Kaji and Masakazu Tamura and Yumi Kanei carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0226873 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 74 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.