Female Prisoner Scorpion: The Complete Collection includes Scorpion, Jailhouse 41, Beast Stable and Grudge Song

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Starring the iconic and beautiful Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood, Stray Cat Rock)
in a role that came to define her career, the four-film Female Prisoner
Scorpion series charts the vengeance of Nami Matsushima, who assumes the
mantle of “Scorpion,” becoming an avatar of vengeance and survival, and an
unlikely symbol of female resistance in a male-dominated world. Female
Prisoner 701: Scorpion introduces Nami, a gullible young woman unjustly
imprisoned, who must find a way to escape in order to exact revenge upon the
man who betrayed her. The visually avant-garde Female Prisoner Scorpion:
Jailhouse 41 sees director Shunya Ito and star Meiko Kaji re-unite as Nami and
six other female convicts escape prison once more. The Gothic horror-inspired
Beast Stable finds Nami branded public enemy 1 and on the run. She soon finds
refuge with a sympathetic prostitute, but runs afoul of a local gang. The
final film in the series, 701’s Grudge Song (from director Yasuharu Hasebe,
Retaliation, Massacre Gun), shows a gentler side of Nami as she falls in with
Kudo, an ex-radical suffering from physical and psychological trauma caused by
police torture. Spiritual kin to Ms. 45, Coffy and The Bride Wore Black, the
Female Prisoner Scorpion is the pinnacle of early 1970s exploitation cinema
from Japanese grindhouse studio Toei, and one of the greatest female revenge
sagas ever told. LIMITED EDITION CONTENTSLimited Edition Blu-ray collection
(3000 copies)Brand new 2K restorations of all four films in the series
presented on High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD
Original mono audio (uncompressed PCM on the Blu-rays) for all filmsOptional
English subtitles for all filmsDouble-sided fold out poster of two original
artworksReversible sleeves for all films featuring original and newly
commissioned artwork by Ian MacEwanBooklet featuring an extract from Unchained
Melody: The Films of Meiko Kaji, an upcoming book on the star by critic and
author Tom Mes, an archive interview with Meiko Kaji, and a brand new
interview with Toru Shinohara, creator of the original Female Prisoner
Scorpion mangaFEMALE PRISONER 701: SCORPIONNewly filmed appreciation by
filmmaker Gareth Evans (The Raid) Archive interview with director Shunya
ItoNew interview with assistant director Yutaka KohiraTheatrical Trailers for
all films in the seriesFEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: JAILHOUSE 41Newly filmed
appreciation by critic Kier-La JanisseJapanese cinema critic Jasper Sharp
looks over the career of Shunya ItoNew interview with production designer
Tadayuki KuwanaOriginal Theatrical TrailerFEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: BEAST
STABLE Newly filmed appreciation by critic Kat EllingerArchive interview with
director Shunya ItoNew visual essay on the career of star and icon Meiko Kaji
by critic Tom MesOriginal Theatrical TrailerFEMALE PRISONER SCORPION: 701 s
GRUDGE SONGNewly filmed appreciation by filmmaker Kazuyoshi Kumakiri (Kichiku:
Banquet of the Beasts) Archive interview with director Yasuharu HasebeJapanese
cinema critic Jasper Sharp looks over the career of Yasuharu Hasebe Visual
essay on the Scorpion series by critic Tom MesOriginal Theatrical Trailer

Features:

Product Details:

• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.42 Pounds
• Director ‏ : ‎ Shunya Ito, Yasuharu Hasebe
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Widescreen, NTSC, Surround Sound
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 5 hours and 53 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ August 9, 2016
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Meiko Kaji, Rie Yokoyama, Yoyoi Watanabe
• Studio ‏ : ‎ Arrow Video
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 8