Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Seen it?1972 | 87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Sunday Safe Betearly ratingWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 46K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Shunya Ito
- Meiko KajiNami Matsushima
- Rie YokoyamaKatagiri
- Isao NatsuyagiSugimi
- Fumio WatanabeWarden Goda
- Yayoi WatanabeYukiko Kida
- Yōko MiharaMasaki / Red-Haired Bully
- Akemi NegishiOtsuka
- Hideo MurotaOkizaki
- Yumiko KatayamaKitô
- Keiko KuniNemoto