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Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)

Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable poster
Original title
女囚さそり けもの部屋
Directed by
Shunya Itō
Genre
drama film, prison film, crime film, pink film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman continues her violent quest for revenge against those who wronged her. She escapes from prison and hunts down her enemies in a series of brutal confrontations.

vengefulgrittyintensestylizedbleakunsettlingvisually lush

What happens

Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (女囚さそり けもの部屋, Joshū Sasori - Kemonobeya) is a film made by Toei Company in 1973. It is the third in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series, following Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion and Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (both 1972). The star (Meiko Kaji) and director (Shunya Itō) were paired in all three. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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