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 |
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.
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. 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.
External links
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- 1973 films
- 1973 crime thriller films
- Female Convict Scorpion series
- Live-action films based on manga
- Films directed by Shunya Itō
- 1970s Japanese-language films
- Pink films
- Toei Company films
- Women in prison films
- Japanese prison films
- 1970s prison drama films
- Films scored by Shunsuke Kikuchi
- Films about incest
- 1970s Japanese films
- 1970s Japanese film stubs
- Exploitation film stubs