Female Convict 701: Scorpion

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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion

Poster to Female Convict #701: Scorpion
Directed by Shunya Ito[1]
Written by Fumio Konami
Hirō Matsuda
Toru Shinohara (manga)
Starring Meiko Kaji
Rie Yokoyama
Music by Shunsuke Kikuchi
Cinematography Hanjiro Nakazawa
Editing by Osamu Tanaka
Distributed by Toei Company
Release date(s) August 25, 1972 (Japan)
Running time 87 minutes
France: 83 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Followed by Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)
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Female Convict #701: Scorpion (女囚７０１号　さそり Joshuu 701 Go - Sasori?) is a film in the "Women in Prison" sub-genre of Pinky violence Pink films made by Toei Company in 1972. The first in a series, the film starred Meiko Kaji and was Shunya Ito's directorial debut.

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After being cruelly set by a up crooked detective named Sugimi (Isao Natsuyagi), who she loved, Nami Matsushima (aka Matsu the Scorpion) (Meiko Kaji) is sentenced to do hard time in a women's prison which is run by sadistic and horny male guards. There are 300 other prisoners, making Matsu number 301. Her crime was making a failed attempt to stab Sugimi on the steps of the Tykyo Metropolitan Police Headquarters because he used her to win favor with the Yakuza. While in prison she meets inmates like Katagiri (Rie Yokoyama) who has been impounded for for Arson & Illegally disposing of a body, Otsuka (Akemi Negishi) jailed for for Burglary & extortion, Yukiko Kida (Yayoi Watanabe) who committed for Fraud & Theft.

On the outside, Sugimi and the Japanese mafia orchestrate a plan inwhich Matsushima will succumb to an "accidental" death in prison. They enlist the help of Kagiri, another female inmate with ties to both Sugimi and the mafia, and quickly set their plan in motion. Little do they realize, however, how hotly Matsushima's desire for revenge against Sugimi burns. After a riot, she escapes and kills all the Yakuza and Sugimi. Free, she then walks away alone.

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  1. ^ Infobox data from Joshuu 701-gô: Sasori (1972) at the Internet Movie Database

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