Female Convict Scorpion — Jailhouse 41 (Review)

Female Convict Scorpion — Jailhouse 41

aka Joshuu Sasori — Dai 41 Zakkyobo
1972

Meiko Kaji — Matsu/Scorpion/Sasori

Fumio Watanabe — Warden Goda

Kayoko Shiraishi — Oba

Yukie Kagawa — Haru

Directed by Shunya Ito

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Female Prisoner #701 Scorpion (Review)

Female Prisoner #701 Scorpion

aka Joshuu 701go: Sasori

1972
Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion

Starring
Meiko Kaji as Matsu/Sasori (Scorpion)
Directed by Shunya Ito

Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion

Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion

1970’s exploitation cinema reached new heights with the Scorpion series of movies from Japan. The Scorpion series of movies are classic example of revenge movies, of women wronged and chained, who fight back and kill those that used and discarded them. Anyway, those types of movies are right up my alley, there is nothing more satisfying than seeing some obnoxious character get killed horribly by someone he abused earlier. And this film is full of it!

Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion

Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion

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