A surreal and gorgeous WIP film starring the irrepressible Meiko Kaji. The cinematography and art direction is the highlight of this film. The unearthly locations and vibrant colors more than make up the rather pedestrian action scenes. The soundtrack was quite catchy too.
Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe, Kayoko Shiraishi
Matsu, known to the prisoners as Scorpian, is locked away in the bowels of the prison as revenge for disrupting the smooth operation of the prison and for her disfiguring attack on the warden. Granted...( read more
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August 11, 2008
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March 15, 2007
Liked a little more than the first because of the goofy artsy stuff.
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February 2, 2007
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...( read more)
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December 17, 2009
The 2nd in the Female Prisoner series with Scorpion and several other prisoners escaping from the prison and on the run from their cruel jailers. Just as good as the first movie.
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February 18, 2009
I initially thought this sucked, but the thing about WIP films is that they are just films hard to relate. they seem so direct and so have nothing to explore. This one here is unique in that it brought about a resplendent movie that was beautiful to see and had some of the most v...( read more)
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October 6, 2007
Surpasses the first film in pretty much every way. I felt it had a sort of Spaghetti Western vibe to it which I definitely enjoyed. Also this has to be one of the most visually confusing films I have ever seen; which definitely isn't an insult. Incredibly surreal and overall bats...( read more)
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May 22, 2007
The second film in Shunya Ito's WIP/exploitation series. The almost mute, dark, mysterious Scorpion escapes again this time with a motley group of fellow prisoners. There's rape, torture, lesbian orgies, feral sex, mock crucifixions and these are just the exploitation elements. T...( read more)
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