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Female Prisoners: Brutal Treatment

1984 1h 0m JA
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★4.3TMDB · 3
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Synopsis
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An outlaw hijacks a prison van for revenge. A merciless female detective must stop him...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Behind the camera

Director
Shūji Kataoka
Writers
Shūji Kataoka
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dirty Mary Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Kazuhito Kuramoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Shōji Sakai 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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Usagi Asō and Yukijiro Hotaru and Shirō Shimomoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0285644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shūji Kataoka directs. Kazuhito Kuramoto behind the camera. Shōji Sakai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Part of the "Dirty Mary Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Kazuhito Kuramoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 5Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 6Usagi Asō and Yukijiro Hotaru and Shirō Shimomoto carry the top of the cast.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt0285644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Kazuhito Kuramoto
Editing
Shōji Sakai
Runtime
60 min · 1h 0m
Status
Released
Original language
JA

Part of

Dirty Mary Collection

Shuji Kataoka's trilogy about a female detective.

Also by

Shūji Kataoka

Production companies

Who made it

  • Kokuei Company

    Kokuei Company

    JP

  • SH

    Shintoho Pictures

    JP

Key crew

  • ProducerKeiko Satô
  • Still PhotographerIchiro Tsuda
  • EditorShōji Sakai
  • Second Assistant DirectorMasahiro Kasai
  • Assistant CameraMoriichi Sakuma
  • GafferSaisuke Satô
  • Assistant GafferTeruo Kono
  • Assistant EditorHiromi Okano
  • First Assistant DirectorHisayasu Satō
  • Color TimerSatoshi Shimomoto
  • DriverObata Naomasa

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical1984-10-01

Also known as

International titles

  • Joshû Zankoku ShikeiJP
  • Joshuu Zankoku ShikeiJP
  • Joshu Zankoku ShikeiJP

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