Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable
Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable (女囚さそり けもの部屋, Joshū Sasori - Kemono Beya) is a film made by Toei Company in 1973.[2] It is the third in the Female Convict Scorpion series, following Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion and Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (both 1972). The star (Meiko Kaji) and director (Shunya Itō) were paired in all three.
| Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable | |
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| Directed by | Shunya Itō[1] |
| Written by | Hiro Matsuda[1] |
| Based on | Scorpion by Tōru Shinohara[1] |
| Produced by | Kineo Yoshimine[1] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Masao Shimizu[1] |
| Edited by | Osamu Tanaka[1] |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi[1] |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot edit
Matsushima is outside the prison and on the run from the police, wanted for breaking out of prison and murder. On her trail is detective Kondo (Mikio Narita). She takes refuge with a woman who has a brother with a mental disability. After the brother attempts to sexually assault Matsushima, she cuts him with a knife as a warning. The woman ultimately reveals her brother frequently takes advantage of her. Both the police and an ex-prison mate of Matsushima's pursue her.
Cast edit
- Meiko Kaji as Nami Matsushima, the Scorpion
- Mikio Narita as Detective Kondo
- Reisen Lee as Katsu
- Yayoi Watanabe as Yuki
- Kōji Nanbara as Sameshima
- Takashi Fujiki as Tanida
- Tomoko Mayama as Shinobu
Release edit
Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable was released in Japan on 29 July 1973.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection (book). Arrow Video. 2016. p. 9. FCD1338/AV060.
- ^ "女囚さそり けもの部屋". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
Sources edit
- Carrozza, Jules (2007). "Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (1973)". Panik House Entertainment. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- Itō, Shunya (2006). Female prisoner #701 Scorpion Collection (in Japanese and English). Tokyo Shock. ISBN 1-59883-090-2.
- "女囚さそり けもの部屋 (Joshū Sasori - Kemono Beya)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-12-02.
- Thompson, Nathaniel (2006). DVD Delirium: The International Guide to Weird and Wonderful Films on DVD. Vol. 3. Godalming, England: FAB Press. pp. 211–212. ISBN 1-903254-40-X.
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