Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song
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is a film in the "Women in Prison" sub-genre of Pinky violence Pink films made by Toei Company
in 1973
. The fourth, and last in the first Female Convict Scorpion series, Meiko Kaji returned to play the title role, but director, Shunya Ito
was replaced by Yasuharu Hasebe
, director of Black Tight Killers
(1966
).
(1988) director, Toshiharu Ikeda
filmed the original story again for V-Cinema
in 1991.
Toei Company
is a Japanese film, television production, and distribution corporation. Based in Tokyo, Toei owns and operates thirty-four movie theaters across Japan, a modest vertically-integrated studio system by the standards of the 1930s United States; operates studios at Tokyo and Kyoto; and is a...
in 1973
1973 in film
The year 1973 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx divorces his second wife, Barbara Blakely. Blakely would later marry actor/singer Frank Sinatra....
. The fourth, and last in the first Female Convict Scorpion series, Meiko Kaji returned to play the title role, but director, Shunya Ito
Shunya Ito
is a Japanese film director famed for starting the Sasori series of 1970s exploitation films based on Toru Shinohara's manga and starring Meiko Kaji. Itō worked for Toei Company for most of his career...
was replaced by Yasuharu Hasebe
Yasuharu Hasebe
was a Japanese film director best known known for his movies in the "Violent pink" subgenre of the Pink film, such as Assault! Jack the Ripper , Rape! , Rape! 13th Hour and Raping!...
, director of Black Tight Killers
Black Tight Killers
, also known as If You Touch Me Danger is a 1966 Japanese film directed by Yasuharu Hasebe and based on the novel by Michio Tsuzuki.-Synopsis:...
(1966
1966 in film
The year 1966 in film involved some significant events.-Events:Animation legend Walter Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse, died in 15 December 1966 of acute circulatory collapse following a diagnosis of, and surgery for, lung cancer...
).
Cast
- Meiko Kaji as Nami Matsushima, the Scorpion
- Masakazu TamuraMasakazu Tamurais a Japanese film and theatre actor.-Profile:Masakazu Tamura was born 1 August 1943 in Kyoto, Japan to Japanese actor Tsumasaburō Bandō. His brothers Takahiro and Ryō are also actors...
as Teruo Kudo - Yumi Kanei as Kodama
- Hiroshi Tsukata as Hirose
- Yayoi Watanabe as Midori
- Sanae Nakahara as Akiko
- Akemi NegishiAkemi Negishiwas a Japanese actress.-Film career:Tokyo-born Akemi Negishi came to the attention of international audiences when she starred in the US/Japanese co-production Anatahan, her debut film. Josef von Sternberg directed the tale of shipwrecked Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended...
as Minamura
Sequels
Director Yutaka Kohira revived the series for two more episodes in 1976 and 1977. Evil Dead TrapEvil Dead Trap
Evil Dead Trap, known in Japan as , is a 1988 Japanese horror film directed by Toshiharu Ikeda and produced by Japan Home Video.-Plot:TV show host Nami asks her viewers to send in home movies; she receives a snuff film apparently shot at a nearby factory. Taking a camera crew out to investigate,...
(1988) director, Toshiharu Ikeda
Toshiharu Ikeda
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter who worked in pink film and mainstream cinema. He won the award for Best Director at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for Mermaid Legend.-Early career - Nikkatsu:...
filmed the original story again for V-Cinema
V-Cinema
Japanese is the direct-to-video industry that appeared in Japan in the 1980s. The term is a trademark of Toei Company but is widely used in the West to describe any Japanese direct-to-video release. In Japan the term used is...
in 1991.