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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

1972 · 87 min

A cold, stylised grind of cruelty and quiet fury, watching a silent woman absorb punishment and harden into something implacable.

Tagline
A woman betrayed and imprisoned. A mission of vengeance.
Overview
After being cruelly set up and deceived by Sugimi, a detective in cahoots with the mob with whom she was whole-heartedly in love, Matsushima’s desire for revenge knows no bounds.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 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
  • violence
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror5
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, drama, thriller
Directed by
Shunya Ito
Written by
Fumio Kōnami, Hirō Matsuda
Starring
Meiko Kaji, Rie Yokoyama, Isao Natsuyagi, Fumio Watanabe, Yayoi Watanabe, Yōko Mihara, Akemi Negishi, Hideo Murota
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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