Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)

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Slicing up the patriarchy since 1972.

After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.

• Released: 1972-12-30
• Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 120 votes

Directed by Shunya Ito.

Top cast

• Meiko Kaji as Nami Matsushima
• Fumio Watanabe as Inspector Goda
• Kayoko Shiraishi as Oba
• Yuki Aresa as Kimiyo Oikawa
• Hiroko Isayama as Asako Noda
• Yukie Kagawa as Haru
• Hōsei Komatsu as Tsuji
• Gōzō Sōma as Policeman
• Eiko Yanami as Harue Wagatsuma
• Kuniko Ishii as Rose Miyako

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

• United States: stream on Philo, Midnight Pulp, ARROW; watch free on Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: stream on ARROW; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Midnight Pulp; watch free on Cineverse

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