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Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (1972)
This movie sets into motion a four-film anthology that stars Meiko Kaji — also beloved for Lady Snowblood — as Nami Matsushima, an innocent woman who is sentenced to hard time at a women’s prison after being set up by her detective boyfriend. The physical and psychological horrors she endures throughout the movie extends into the overall series that all hinges on Kaji’s incredible repeat performances. This is exploitation moviemaking at its finest. — Arno
This movie sets into motion a four-film anthology that stars Meiko Kaji — also beloved for Lady Snowblood — as Nami Matsushima, an innocent woman who is sentenced to hard time at a women’s prison after being set up by her detective boyfriend. The physical and psychological horrors she endures throughout the movie extends into the overall series that all hinges on Kaji’s incredible repeat performances. This is exploitation moviemaking at its finest. — Arno
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