Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

"A woman betrayed and imprisoned. A mission of vengeance."

1972 1h 27m JA

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Synopsis

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After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.

“A woman betrayed and imprisoned. A mission of vengeance.”

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Cast

Meiko Kaji
Nami Matsushima
Rie Yokoyama
Katagiri
Isao Natsuyagi
Sugimi
Fumio Watanabe
Warden Goda
Yayoi Watanabe
Yukiko Kida
Yōko Mihara
Masaki / Red-Haired Bully
Akemi Negishi
Otsuka
Hideo Murota
Okizaki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shunya Ito
Writers: Hirō Matsuda, Fumio Kōnami
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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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 Hanjirō Nakazawa. 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 Rie Yokoyama and Isao Natsuyagi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A woman betrayed and imprisoned. A mission of vengeance.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shunya Ito directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa 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.
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 Hanjirō Nakazawa. 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 Rie Yokoyama and Isao Natsuyagi carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "A woman betrayed and imprisoned. A mission of vengeance.".
9IMDB entry: tt0226872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.