The
first entry in the notorious "Scorpion" series!
Japanese title:
JOSHU 701 - GO SASORI
director: Shunya Ito
starring: Meiko Kaji · Fumio Watanabe · Hiroko Ohji
Beautiful
Meiko Kaji (of LADY SNOWBLOOD and ALLLEYCAT ROCK fame) is Nami -- prisoner
code name Scorpion. Unlike other women-in-prison movies, this one opens
with convicts Nami and Yukiko escaping from the penitentiary. After an
exhilarating chase, they are caught and transferred to a maximum security
prison where the two girls are tortured and severely disciplined. As Nami
spends time in "the hole," she begins thinking about the events
which led to her arrest for attempted murder. She had tried to kill her
boyfriend, a crooked vice cope, who framed her while lining his pockets
with bride money. Nami vows vengeance.
A domestic
release of a Japanese film; widescreen (2.35:1), uncut (87 min.) version
in DVD encoded for REGION ONE NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine;
in Japanese language with removable English subtitles; extras include
trailers.
