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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

1973 · 87 min

A grim, stylish revenge thriller that feels like a slow-burning nightmare of brutality and quiet defiance.

Directed by
Shunya Ito
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller
Starring
Meiko Kaji, Mikio Narita, Reisen Ri
Tagline
The scorpion is dead... But! To dispel such rumors, the Vengeful Woman's Killing Fang has sent another one to Hell
Overview
Following her successful prison break, Scorpion begins this third episode in the series hiding out in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discovers that Scorpion is the ex-girlfriend of the vice officer who killed her lover.

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Directed by
Shunya Ito
Genres
Drama, Action, Thriller
Starring
Meiko Kaji, Mikio Narita, Reisen Ri
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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drama, action, thriller
Directed by
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Written by
Hirō Matsuda
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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