Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Brian Lonano Selects • Drama, Thriller
1972 • Japan • Directed by Shun'ya Itô
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.
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