FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41 (1972)

Underground
The strange guru passes on
The gang reunited, death be damned.
Title: Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41
Year: 1972
Director: Shunya Ito
Format: Blu-ray
Label: Arrow Video

Notes: A wilder ride than the first FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION film. There are supernatural elements, plenty of bizarre moments (the dog-guard rape gang!) and an odd surreality that sometimes jars with the revenge theme. This film leaves Scorpion's prison behind for the most part and ends up as a strange road movie full of grotesque characters on all sides of the law. Absolutely fascinating to watch as a fan of cult Japanese cinema but I couldn't say I enjoyed this as much as the first film.

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