other. Cast Meiko Kaji as Nami Matsushima, the Scorpion Fumio Watanabe as Inspector Goda Kayoko Shiraishi as Oba Yukie Kagawa as Haru Yuki Arasa Eiko Yanami Hideo Murota Rokko Toura Release Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 was released in Japan on December 30, 1972. Reception In a retrospective review, AllMovie described the film as "an outrageously stylish and imaginative women-in-prison film." and that the film "bombards the viewer with outrageously brutal images, including the aftermath of a rather creative castration; lyrical images such as leaves turning from brown-orange to gray for one death scene and a waterfall turning red for another; and Kabuki-like fantasy sequences that are interspersed between the action." The review noted that the story line "could be enjoyed as camp or even praised as a critique of society's mistreatment of women, although the unpleasant scenes of rape and torture of women may ruin some people's enjoyment of the film." Sight & Sound described the film as "artful exploitation", noting that "All the male-female relationships are portrayed as antagonistic and abusive, and there is little empathy among the women themselves" as well as that "Although there are scenes of rape, torture and molestation, the tough content is offset by the film's formal beauty -- it's a rare scene that passes without some kind of visual or aural flourish." Video Watchdog described the film as "the breakout rediscovery of the new millennium." References Bibliography External links 1972 films 1970s action thriller films 1970s crime thriller films Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Shunya Itō 1970s Japanese-language films Pink films Toei Company films Discotek Media Japanese LGBT-related films 1972 LGBT-related films 1970s Japanese films