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title: 'Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Shunya Itō'
released: '1972-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/female-prisoner-701-scorpion-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0226872/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)

1972 · 87 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · Japan

Original title: 女囚701号/さそり

## Synopsis

Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion  is a 1972 Japanese women in prison film produced by Toei Company and directed by Shunya Itō in his directorial debut. Based on a manga by Tōru Shinohara, the film stars Meiko Kaji as Nami Matsushima, a woman who is sent to prison after being betrayed by her detective lover, against whom she seeks revenge.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Shunya Itō](https://cinepixo.com/people/shunya-ito)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shunsuke Kikuchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/shunsuke-kikuchi)

## Cast

- [Yōko Mihara](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoko-mihara)
- [Yayoi Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/yayoi-watanabe)
- [Akemi Negishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/akemi-negishi)
- [Meiko Kaji](https://cinepixo.com/people/meiko-kaji)
- [Isao Natsuyagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/isao-natsuyagi)
- [Fumio Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/fumio-watanabe)

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