Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (Joshuu sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô)

Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (Joshuu sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô) (1972)

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The second in a series of exploitation films based on a Japanese adult manga magazine, this over-the-top jailbreak movie pits the silent-but-deadly Scorpion (Meiko Kaji) against a sadistic warden and other adversaries. As the film begins, Scorpion is shackled in an underground solitary confinement… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 29 min.
Directed By
Shunya Ito
Written By
Tooru Shinohara
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Aug 15, 2000

Critic Reviews

  • Anton Bitel, Eye for Film

    when it comes to genre, Ito, like his protagonist, just will not be confined or restrained, making Jailhouse 41 as aesthetically striking and deliriously weird a WIP pic as is ever likely to be made.

  • Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

    Kaji is so sinister, she utters fewer words than even Arnold Schwarznegger's Terminator.

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  • Tsubaki S


    It wouldn't be crazy to say this might be the greatest WIP film ever made. Ito is aware of how by-the-numbers the genre can be, and decides to approach this as a surreal nightmare. It makes the first film almost looke like an Ozu movie. You don't even have to see the first… More

  • Anthony L


    Jailhouse 41 follows on from the first film along a similar thread, the biggest difference being that most of the film takes part outside of prison. Another big difference is that it's steeped in references to Japanese folk-law. It's certainly quite surreal in places, with… More

  • Christopher B


    The greatest WIP film ever made. So good that it completely trancends the genre. Plus, Meiko Kaji is beautiful, yet truly scary at the same time, something many Hollywood actresses have been trying to accomplish, but few have succeeded, Her performance is great in this stylish and… More

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