{"product_id":"female-prisoner-701-scorpion-original-first-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-stb-size-51x145cm-g19-copy","title":"“Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion” (女囚701号 さそり) Original Release Japanese STB \/ Tatekan Poster 1972, Unrestored, Very Good Display Condition, 2-Panel approx. 51 x 145 cm Q108","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"343\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"218\"\u003e“Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion” (女囚701号 さそり)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"221\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"277\"\u003eOriginal release Japanese STB \/ Tatekan poster, 1972\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"277\" data-end=\"280\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"343\"\u003eUnrestored, complete two-panel format — approx. 51 x 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"345\" data-end=\"704\"\u003eOffered here is a complete, original-release Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"423\"\u003eSTB \/ Tatekan poster\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"462\"\u003eFemale Prisoner #701: Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first film in Meiko Kaji’s original Toei Scorpion cycle. Released in Japan in 1972 and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"581\"\u003eShunya Ito\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film introduced Kaji’s Nami Matsushima — one of the defining screen identities of 1970s Japanese exploitation cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"915\"\u003eThis is the \u003cstrong data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"771\"\u003efirst film in the Female Prisoner Scorpion series\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it especially important for collectors of Meiko Kaji, Toei exploitation, pinky-violence cinema, and original Japanese theatrical paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"1138\"\u003eThis example was \u003cstrong data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1003\"\u003epreviously displayed in a cinema in South Japan over 50 years ago\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving it genuine theatrical-use provenance and the kind of authentic exhibition history rarely retained with surviving STB material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1180\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1140\" data-end=\"1180\"\u003eMeiko Kaji and the birth of Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1548\"\u003eMeiko Kaji’s portrayal of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1208\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003eNami Matsushima\u003c\/strong\u003e, later known simply as Scorpion, became one of the most iconic female revenge figures in Japanese cinema. The original Scorpion films occupy a central place in the history of 1970s pinky-violence and revenge cinema, combining stylised violence, prison melodrama, political anger, and Kaji’s unmistakable screen presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1550\" data-end=\"1796\"\u003eAs the debut entry in the cycle, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1617\"\u003eFemale Prisoner #701: Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e established the visual and psychological template for the series: betrayal, imprisonment, institutional cruelty, and Nami’s transformation into a near-mythic figure of vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1812\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1798\" data-end=\"1812\"\u003eThe poster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1814\" data-end=\"1925\"\u003eElectric-blue ground, prison-bar imagery, vast orange “さそり” typography, and Meiko Kaji’s unmistakable stare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2327\"\u003eThis STB design is one of the most forceful visual statements from the entire Scorpion series. The upper panel places the viewer inside the violent prison world: bold yellow vertical copy, a dramatic barred stairwell scene, a guard in pursuit, and Nami low to the ground beneath the stark \u003cstrong data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2226\"\u003e女囚701号\u003c\/strong\u003e title. Across the central join, the jagged orange \u003cstrong data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2284\"\u003eさそり\u003c\/strong\u003e lettering slashes through the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2329\" data-end=\"2601\"\u003eThe lower panel is anchored by a monumental close-up of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2385\" data-end=\"2399\"\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e, her downward stare dominating a dense montage of prison punishment, forced labour, confrontation, and violence. At full STB scale, the design has the impact of a compact Japanese theatrical billboard.\u003cstrong data-start=\"2603\" data-end=\"2626\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3364\" data-end=\"3387\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3364\" data-end=\"3387\"\u003eRarity and survival\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3455\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3455\"\u003eWhy STB \/ Tatekan-format Japanese posters are genuinely scarce\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3457\" data-end=\"3743\"\u003eThe STB \/ Tatekan is a tall Japanese theatrical display format, formed from two vertically arranged B2 sheets and measuring approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"3595\" data-end=\"3610\"\u003e51 x 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e. These posters were produced in much smaller quantities than standard B2 posters and were designed for public-facing cinema display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3745\" data-end=\"4028\"\u003eTheir size, two-panel construction, and exposure to handling and environmental wear mean far fewer survive intact. For a key 1972 exploitation title such as the first \u003cstrong data-start=\"3912\" data-end=\"3940\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e, a complete original-release STB is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"3979\" data-end=\"4027\"\u003ehighly desirable and genuinely scarce format\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4030\" data-end=\"4043\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4030\" data-end=\"4043\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4045\" data-end=\"4157\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4045\" data-end=\"4157\"\u003eVery Good display condition \/ unrestored \/ complete two-panel example, with visible original cinema-use wear\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4159\" data-end=\"4611\"\u003eThis poster is \u003cstrong data-start=\"4174\" data-end=\"4188\"\u003eunrestored\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"4193\" data-end=\"4230\"\u003ecomplete in two separate sections\u003c\/strong\u003e. It has not been linen-backed or conservation-backed, and it remains an honest original example with authentic signs of theatrical use. It presents very strongly overall, with vivid colour and excellent wall presence. There is visible edge wear, fold wear, corner wear, and old exhibition-related marks.\u003cstrong data-start=\"4613\" data-end=\"4635\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6462\" data-end=\"6493\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"6462\" data-end=\"6493\"\u003eAbout STB \/ Tatekan posters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6495\" data-end=\"6771\"\u003eSTBs are tall, two-panel Japanese standing-board posters measuring roughly \u003cstrong data-start=\"6570\" data-end=\"6585\"\u003e51 x 145 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e, formed from two B2-size sheets. They were designed for vertical display in and around cinemas, making them closer in effect to compact theatrical billboards than standard wall posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"6773\" data-end=\"7101\"\u003eBecause of their size, two-piece construction, lower production numbers, and public-display use, surviving originals are far rarer than ordinary Japanese B2 posters. 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