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New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
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New Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion

1976-11-17 · 88 min · ★ 5.4

Thriller · Drama

Once again we focus on Nami Matsushima. This time she has a sister who goes missing and after getting too caught up in doing something about it, our innocent heroine is given a fifteen year sentence for a murder she didn't commit. She's sent to an all women prison where she's not exactly welcome. Her fellow inmates torture, humiliate and try to kill her; but the Scorpion prevails long enough to get some justice.

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Directors
Yutaka Kohira
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Yumi TakigawaYumi TakigawaNami Matsushima
Bunjaku HanBunjaku Han
Mitsuyo AsakaFusako Suzuki
Yūsuke NatsuYūsuke NatsuToshihiko Kosaka
Toshie NegishiToshie Negishi
Runa TakamuraRuna Takamura
Yûko KanôYûko Kanô
Ryōko EmaRyōko EmaSadako Toda
Yoshiko Maki
Chie Kobayashi
Shinko JoShinko Jo
Genji KawaiGenji Kawai
Gen Takamori
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Yoshibumi TajimaYoshibumi Tajima
Kinji Takinami
Nenji KobayashiNenji Kobayashi
Ichirō NakataniIchirō NakataniDietman Miura
Rinichi YamamotoRinichi Yamamoto
Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko

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