A Woman Betrayed and Imprisoned. A Mission of Vengeance.
Female Prisoner #701 Scorpion is a Japanese exploitation film that involves women in prison, punishment, and revenge. This was my first time diving into this particular exploitation sub genre and I came out a fan of the genre and a big fan of the main actress Meiko Kaji. The main story involves a woman who was betrayed by the man she loves and wrongly accused of a crime. She does all she can to escape the prison and get her revenge.
This film turned me into a Meiko Kaji fan. She does an amazing job with the character Nami Matsushim or
“Mastu the Scorpion”. She communicates more with intense vengeful stares rather than words to create a serious kick ass character. The movie also has some decent action scenes, uncomfortable scenes of punishment, and some very nice visual moments. I will defiantly be checking out the sequels and other Meiko Kaji movies.
I wouldn’t call this a horror film, but it is a good 70’s exploitation flick that sprays the blood and has its fair share of brutal scenes. If you want to check this out there is a Tokyo Shock DVD that should be quite easy to find online.
Nice! sounds interesting, any particular scenes that stand out? Its been a while . . . a long while rlly since ive watched any Asian horror/shock.
ReplyDeleteYeah there are some intense scenes in this movie that stand out. There is a scene where the women in the prison revolt and tie up Mastu and hang her from the ceiling as they torture her. It was kinda messed up so that part stuck with me. Shortly after that she eventually gets out and hunts down the people responsible for putting her in jail. Its quite exciting to see her get out after all the things they do to her in prison. There is also a cool scene where a fight breaks out in the prison between Mastu and another prisoner. They use a lot of lighting effects in this part that kind of reminded me of a suspiria look.
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