Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972 · Movie · NR · 90 min · ★ 7.1
After betrayal lands a young woman in a brutal women’s prison, she faces cruel guards and hostile inmates who try to break her spirit. As the abuse intensifies, her determination to endure and strike back turns the story into a fierce fight for freedom.
Also known as Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41
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Details
- Original title
- 女囚さそり 第41雑居房
- Years
- 1972
- Release date
- 1972-12-30
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 90 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (111 votes)
About
You may like this if you want a harsh, stylized prison-break revenge story with dreamlike imagery and a formidable antihero, especially if Lady Snowblood appeals to you; Not for you if brutal cruelty and sparse plotting wear you down.
Pros: striking surreal visuals; fierce lead presence; relentless atmosphere | Cons: thin story; uneven pacing; disturbing sexual violence
Themes
- japan
- punishment
- rape and revenge
Cast & crew
Meiko Kaji
as Nami Matsushima
Fumio Watanabe
as Inspector Goda
Kayoko Shiraishi
as Oba
- YA
Yuki Aresa
as Kimiyo Oikawa
Hiroko Isayama
as Asako Noda
Yukie Kagawa
as Haru
Hōsei Komatsu
as Tsuji
Gōzō Sōma
as Policeman
Eiko Yanami
as Harue Wagatsuma
- KI
Kuniko Ishii
as Rose Miyako
Directed by Shunya Ito