Directed by:
伊藤俊也Cast:
Meiko Kaji, 渡辺文雄, 白石加代子, Hideo Murota, 堀田眞三, さとうきょういち, 荒砂ゆき, Hiroko Isayama, Kai Atō, Chuu Takatsuki, Rokkô TouraPlots(1)
Matsu is an innocent woman in jail who defies the sadistic warden and brutal guards with silent stares and sudden strikes. Nicknamed "Scorpion" for her lethal, lightning attacks, she is systematically abused, tortured, and humiliated by the vengeful warden while she plans her escape. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Meiko Kaji
Japan
Best movies:
渡辺文雄
Japan
Best movies:
Equinox Flower (1958)
Late Autumn (1960)
Silence Has No Wings (1966)
白石加代子
Japan
Best movies:
The Makioka Sisters (1983)
Fine, Totally Fine (2008)
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)
Hideo Murota
Japan
Best movies:
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Kagemusha (1980)
堀田眞三
Japan
Best movies:
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Fighter in the Wind (2004)
Agitator (2001)
さとうきょういち
Japan
Best movies:
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
Sword of the Beast (1965)
荒砂ゆき
Japan
Best movies:
Samurai Wolf (1966)
Ecstasy of the Angels (1972)
Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41 (1972)
Hiroko Isayama
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Great Passage (2013)
Róningai (1990)
Kai Atō
Japan
Best movies:
Kagemusha (1980)
Lady Snowblood (1973)
20 Century Boys (2008)
Chuu Takatsuki
Japan
Best movies:
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Rokkô Toura
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert (1965)
Silence Has No Wings (1966)