Joshuu sasori: Kemono-beya (1973)
Directed by Shunya Ito
Genres - Drama, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Crime Thriller, Prison Film |
Run Time - 87 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Robert Firsching
Following her successful prison break at the end of Joshu Sasori Dai 41 Zakkyobou, Scorpion (Meiko Kaji) begins this third episode in the series hiding in a brothel. Her prostitute friend tries to keep her identity secret, but the brothel's madam discovers that Scorpion is the ex-girlfriend of the vice officer who killed her lover. Torture follows, as the madam's lover was a member of the Yakuza, and his thuggish cohorts frame Scorpion and get her re-arrested. This was the final film in the series for director Shunya Ito, but Kaji returned one more time in Joshu Sasori 701-go Urami Bushi (1973).
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captive, captor, escape, friendship, gangster, murder, on-the-run, refuge, revenge, torture