Scorpion's Revenge (1997)

Original title

SASORI IN U.S.A.

Directed by

Daisuke Gotō

Genre

women in prison film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

4.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman is framed for her husband's murder and sent to prison. She must survive the brutal conditions and seek revenge on those who wronged her.

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What happens

Scorpion's Revenge (also known as Sasori in U.S.A.) is a 1997 Japanese women in prison film directed by Daisuke Goto, and starring Yoko Saito, Shizuka Ochi and Tetta Sugimoto. The film was a Japanese/American co-production and was mostly filmed in Los Angeles, California. The plot of the film centers on a woman framed for the murder of her husband; the plot is similar to that of Double Jeopardy, which was released two years later. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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