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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable

Original title: Joshuu sasori: Kemono-beya
  • 19731973
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 27m
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7.0/10
1.8K
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Joshuu sasori: Kemono-beya (1973)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller
Matsu is sheltered by an incestuous prostitute on her run from the police, her ex-prison mate and a cop whose arm she hacked off.Matsu is sheltered by an incestuous prostitute on her run from the police, her ex-prison mate and a cop whose arm she hacked off.Matsu is sheltered by an incestuous prostitute on her run from the police, her ex-prison mate and a cop whose arm she hacked off.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Shun'ya Itô
  • Writers
    • Hirô Matsuda(screenplay)
    • Tooru Shinohara(manga)
  • Stars
    • Meiko Kaji
    • Mikio Narita
    • Reisen Ri
Top credits
  • Director
    • Shun'ya Itô
  • Writers
    • Hirô Matsuda(screenplay)
    • Tooru Shinohara(manga)
  • Stars
    • Meiko Kaji
    • Mikio Narita
    • Reisen Ri
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    • 24User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
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    Joshû 701-gô: Sasori (1972)

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    Meiko Kaji
    Meiko Kaji
    • Nami Matsushima (Sasori)as Nami Matsushima (Sasori)
    Mikio Narita
    Mikio Narita
    • Detective Kondoas Detective Kondo
    Reisen Ri
    • Katsu Samejimaas Katsu Samejima
    Yayoi Watanabe
    • Yuki Nakagawaas Yuki Nakagawa
    Kôji Nanbara
    Kôji Nanbara
    • Sameshimaas Sameshima
    Seiya Satô
    • Takahashias Takahashi
    Takashi Fujiki
    • Tanidaas Tanida
    Tomoko Mayama
    • Yasueas Yasue
    Mitsuru Mori
    • Shinobuas Shinobu
    Chie Kobayashi
    • Woman in Nude Studioas Woman in Nude Studio
    Kôji Fujiyama
    Kôji Fujiyama
    • Yamazakias Yamazaki
    Kôji Sekiyama
    • Yamashitaas Yamashita
    Nobuo Yana
    • Adachias Adachi
    Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
    • Yagias Yagi
    Hiroshi Date
    • Sameshima's Henchmanas Sameshima's Henchman
    Tako Hachirô
    • Visitoras Visitor
    Emi Jô
    • Woman in Nude Studioas Woman in Nude Studio
    Kazuko Kamei
    • Woman in Nude Studioas Woman in Nude Studio
    • Director
      • Shun'ya Itô
    • Writers
      • Hirô Matsuda(screenplay)
      • Tooru Shinohara(manga)
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    Storyline

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    Sasori is outside the prison and on the run from the police, wanted for breaking out of prison and murder. She takes refuge with a woman who has a brother with a learning disability. The woman and her brother are also involved in an incestuous relationship. Both the police and an ex-prison mate of Sasori's pursue her.
    • female protagonist
    • thought dead
    • japanese police
    • attempted rape
    • rape and revenge
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    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      References ghost stories of old Japan on demon folklore; the story of Tsuna Watanabe battling a demon and severing his arm, and the story of a brother and sister from a forgotten village committing incest as a means of supporting each other. This is the cinematic world Shunya Ito wanted to create for this installment of the Scorpion series.
    • Connections
      Featured in Shunya Ito: Birth of an Outlaw (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Kuruwase tai no
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Linda Yamamoto

      Can be heard playing on Tanida's portable radio

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A new direction
    The first three "Female Convict Scorpion" movies, which are the only ones directed by Shunya Ito, are part of the same series but are entirely different entities structurally. The first one is a fairly straight-forward 'women in prison' flick, the second is a piece of great avant-garde film-making, and the third is a slow paced character study. In fact, for most of the movie it is pure Japanese drama, especially the first half, and most viewers would be hard pressed to pigeonhole the movie with just calling it an exploitation film.

    Not to say it is completely separate from the other two. Matsu is still her usual quiet self, albeit with a few more lines than normal, and the men are still complete scumbags. She's still running from the cops and using any pointy object she can get her hands on, but she is also keeping a steady job sewing, which is a strange sight to see for any fan of Matsu's previous exploits. She soon finds herself in a situation defending herself and two prostitutes against a local gangs, and violence obviously ensues.

    So is it actually any good? For most part, yes, yes it is. The pacing is definitely slower but works well with its new rhythm. It just that it really does not go anywhere with all its character development that fills the first half, and the carnage that ensues does not the fun spirit of its predecessors. Its still a very colorful and stylish film, with some really memorable scenes, but it leaves you wondering why such an otherwise energetic trilogy had to end on a period, and not the exclamation point that its avid fans had all been expecting.

    6/10
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    • May 29, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 29, 1973 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Sasori: Den of the Beast
    • Production company
      • Toei Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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