Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Original title: Joshû 701-gô: Sasori
“A woman betrayed and imprisoned. A mission of vengeance.”
1972 · 1 h 27 min
Shunya ItoCast
Meiko Kaji 
Rie Yokoyama 
Yayoi Watanabe 
Yôko Mihara 
Akemi Negishi Keiko Kuni
Credits
Written by: Fumio Kônami
Plot
A woman wrongly betrayed and jailed by a corrupt detective takes revenge on the prison and its guards.
Sinekatalog’s take
Shunya Ito's exploitation film, with Meiko Kaji, is stylised and fierce, a cult classic.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (5,795 votes)
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