Meiko Kaji, Yaoi Watanabe, Yayoi Watanabe
Shunya Ito directed this unusual women's prison film which spawned three direct sequels and a pair of spin-offs. Actress-singer Meiko Kaji, best-known for the "Alleycat Rock" series beginning with Nar... read more 
DVD Release Date: April 27, 2004
Stats: 143 reviews
Classic exploitation, a little more hardcore than western efforts (Big bird cage etc) but for all it's depravity, it's stunningly beautiful! Meiko Kaji is a cult hero and Shunya Ito is a true artist, albeit a misunderstood (and slightly unhinged) one.
A visceral, energetic film that straddles a dangerous line between art and exploitation. It's schlocky and poorly made, but you can't help but get behind Nami and her warped quest for revenge anyway. She's absolutely ridiculous - her prodigious use of knives, silence and deceptiv... read more
a minor classic of trashy exploitation and offshoot of the 'pink' soft-core porn genre. the film melds revenge thriller with women in prison, using artsy effects while wallowing in rape, torture and lesbian sex. the first in a series starring meiko kaji as scorpion, a year befo... read more
up in the air about how I felt about this one, felt that the revenge part was exceedingly rushed. pretty much reminded me a lot of I spit on your grave/day of the woman
Excellent exploitation film in the genre of "don't fuck with this bitch". Incredibly enjoyable watch and an obvious influence for Tarantino's later work.
A Japanese exploitation film about a wrongly-imprisoned woman who is consumed by her desire to escape to have her revenge on those her put her there. The people that put her in prison, including the Yakuza, want to ensure she has a bad time there. After one of her escape attempts... read more
Objectively, perhaps it's corny, unstable, and witless. Subjectively, this film kicks ass. Although the quality is poor, the ideas are in full force, and they're what drive the film, mainly. Such heroines as Meiko Kaji's character are rare, and machismo always seems to influence ... read more
Japanese surreal women-in-prison exploitation film from the 70s. Need I say more? (First in a series)
Jesus Christ this sucked so fucking hard. I'm gonna say a good 90-95% purely gratuatious. Why in god's name did I watch Japnese female prisoner torture/gang rape for an hour and a half?
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