Sasori: Jailhouse 41 (1972)

Sasori: Jailhouse 41: Directed by Shun’ya Itô. With Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe, Yukie Kagawa, Kayoko Shiraishi. After spending a year in solitary confinement, Matsu escapes from prison with six more convicts, followed by the guards led by the vengeful warden who wants her dead at all costs.

“Effortlessly cool, visually stylish, and brutally violent, Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41, the sequel to Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion, opens with Meiko Kajiu0026#39;s Matsu locked in an underground cell, where she has been imprisoned by her vengeful one-eyed warden. However, after attacking the warden once again, she is taken to a quarry for some extreme punishment (strapped to a tree and gang-raped by three guards); it is here that she seizes her opportunity to escape, along with six other desperate women.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs the seven fugitives race for freedom though a barren Japanese landscape, they are closely pursued by the warden and his men, who are hell-bent on recapturing their prisoners.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePart shameless exploitation flick and part experimental art-house classic, this film has u0026#39;cultu0026#39; stamped all over it: the film features plenty of scenes of rape, murder, and general gratuitous violence for those who enjoy extreme cinema, yet still finds time to include some amazing cinematography, a few wonderfully surreal and trippy hallucinogenic moments, and a beautiful haunting soundtrack. Something for everyone!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith a totally entrancing central performance by the beautiful Kaji, plus great support from the rest of the cast (especially the woman who plays the psycho child killer with the scarred stomach), Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41 is an unmissable treat for fans of 70s Japanese cinema.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for IMDb.”