Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
1972 · Japan · 89m
Obscurity: cult. watchable legallyIto's second, and the most formally daring film in the whole category.
reelscum lists 3 films directed or co-directed by Shunya Itō. They were released between 1972 and 1973. The subgenres that appear most often are Pinky violence (3 films) and Women in prison (3 films).
They are credited to Japan (3). Most were released in the 1970s (3).
Entries include Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972), Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973) and Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972). Each links to its own page with a verdict, rating axes and where to watch.
Ito's second, and the most formally daring film in the whole category.
Ito's last. Kaji drags a severed arm through Tokyo in the opening minutes.
Sold as a women-in-prison quickie. Shot like an art film. Meiko Kaji barely blinks.