Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
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Mon 21 February 2005 // 20:00
FEMALE PRISONER 701: SCORPION
(Shunya Ito / 1972 / Japan (subtitles) / DVD / 87mins / cert18)
(Mon 21st / 8pm / £4/3)
Matsu, known as "Scorpion" lands herself in prison thanks to the evil
manipulations of an ex-boyfriend. Through her suffering at the hands of the jailers and other prisoners, director Shunya Ito creates a portrait of a woman full of strength, beauty and an honor which outshines her peers and the cage within which she's contained.
A heavy influence on TARANTINO, this feature is everything that Kill Bill wanted to be – a lean, taut, ruthless and visually excessive exploitation gem. Lesbianism, cat-fights, eye-gouging, nudity and torture feature prominently. Stunning 70s cult pin-up KAJI MEIKO brings a fiercesome intensity to her role as a young woman, wrongly condemned to a brutal prison, utterly hell-bent on revenge.
Ito’s uncanny control of excess lifts several scenes of this intensely visual film to a level of pure psychedelic overload. A delicate balance between art and trash helps to create one of the most sleazy and satisfying 90 minutes of any cult film fanatics' lifetime. UK CINEMA PREMIERE.
(Shunya Ito / 1972 / Japan (subtitles) / DVD / 87mins / cert18)
(Mon 21st / 8pm / £4/3)
Matsu, known as "Scorpion" lands herself in prison thanks to the evil
manipulations of an ex-boyfriend. Through her suffering at the hands of the jailers and other prisoners, director Shunya Ito creates a portrait of a woman full of strength, beauty and an honor which outshines her peers and the cage within which she's contained.
A heavy influence on TARANTINO, this feature is everything that Kill Bill wanted to be – a lean, taut, ruthless and visually excessive exploitation gem. Lesbianism, cat-fights, eye-gouging, nudity and torture feature prominently. Stunning 70s cult pin-up KAJI MEIKO brings a fiercesome intensity to her role as a young woman, wrongly condemned to a brutal prison, utterly hell-bent on revenge.
Ito’s uncanny control of excess lifts several scenes of this intensely visual film to a level of pure psychedelic overload. A delicate balance between art and trash helps to create one of the most sleazy and satisfying 90 minutes of any cult film fanatics' lifetime. UK CINEMA PREMIERE.