“Female Prisoner Scorpion 701: Beast Stable” (女囚さそり けもの部屋), Original Release Japanese Speed Poster 1973, Speed Size (26 × 73 cm) J3
This is an original Japanese speed-size poster printed in 1973 for the first theatrical release of Female Prisoner Scorpion 701: Beast Stable (Joshū Sasori: Kemono Beya), the third film in Toei’s legendary Female Convict Scorpion cycle. Starring Meiko Kaji and directed by Shunya Itō, this is an exceptionally striking piece of original Japanese exploitation poster design, using the long, narrow speed format to maximum effect.
Film background
Released in 1973, Female Prisoner Scorpion 701: Beast Stable is the third instalment in the series following Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion and Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41, both released in 1972. Across these first three films, the collaboration between Meiko Kaji and Shunya Itō produced one of the most visually radical and enduringly influential franchises in Japanese genre cinema. By this stage, the series had moved far beyond ordinary women-in-prison exploitation, becoming something harsher, stranger, and more stylised: a world of vengeance, isolation, surreal imagery, and anti-authoritarian fury, with Kaji’s presence at its centre.
Poster design
This speed poster is superb. Against a vivid green halftone ground, Meiko Kaji appears as a towering black silhouette in hat and cloak, knife in hand, transformed into an almost mythic avenging figure. At her feet, a large black crow and a small mouse intensify the feeling of menace and symbolism, while the oversized pink title 女囚さそり crashes across the lower section with tremendous impact. The long, narrow speed-size format makes the design even more dramatic: less like a conventional one-sheet and more like a vertical blade of pop-art violence. It is exactly the kind of bold, graphically unforgettable Japanese exploitation paper that collectors dream of.
Condition
Excellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.
It is over 50 years old!
It is not a reproduction or a reprint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
