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New Female Prisoner Scorpion: Special Cellblock X
5.6 / 10• 1977• 1h 24m•NR• Japanese
ThrillerDramaCrime
Storyline
A nurse is framed for her involvement in the hospital murder of a politician who was threatening to expose corrupt practices. She escapes from jail but is captured and sent back, resulting in the rest of the inmates being punished, added to which of a new, tougher, head of security arrives to take up her new job....
Cast & Crew
Yoko Natsuki
Nami Matsushima
Lead
Takeo Chii
Prison Guard Ichirô Kajiki
Masashi Ishibashi
Prison Warden Tôru Kuroiwa
Junkichi Orimoto
Dr. Katô
KO
Kaori Ono
Kiyomi Yoshii
Hiroshi Tachi
Tamura - Killer
TN
Tatsuya Nanjo
Nishida - Nami's Lover
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Yutaka Kohira's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. New Female Prisoner Scorpion: Special Cellblock X is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
