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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

1972 · 90 min

A grim, stylised revenge fever dream that moves from claustrophobic cruelty to surreal, defiant fury.

Tagline
Slicing up the patriarchy since 1972.
Overview
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • prison
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror5
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Shunya Ito
Written by
Hirō Matsuda, Fumio Kōnami, Shunya Ito
Starring
Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe, Kayoko Shiraishi, Yuki Aresa, Hiroko Isayama, Yukie Kagawa, Hōsei Komatsu, Gōzō Sōma
Music
Shunsuke Kikuchi
Cinematography
Masao Shimizu
Runtime
90 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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