{"product_id":"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","title":"“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","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"133\" data-end=\"583\"\u003eThis is an original Japanese \u003cstrong data-start=\"162\" data-end=\"176\"\u003espeed-size\u003c\/strong\u003e poster printed in 1973 for the first theatrical release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"236\" data-end=\"282\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion 701: Beast Stable\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"311\"\u003eJoshū Sasori: Kemono Beya\u003c\/em\u003e), the third film in Toei’s legendary \u003cstrong data-start=\"349\" data-end=\"376\"\u003eFemale Convict Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e cycle. Starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e and directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"438\"\u003eShunya Itō\u003c\/strong\u003e, this is an exceptionally striking piece of original Japanese exploitation poster design, using the long, narrow speed format to maximum effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"1279\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"604\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"607\"\u003eReleased in 1973, \u003cstrong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"671\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion 701: Beast Stable\u003c\/strong\u003e is the third instalment in the series following \u003cstrong data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"753\"\u003eFemale Prisoner 701: Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"799\"\u003eFemale Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41\u003c\/strong\u003e, both released in 1972. Across these first three films, the collaboration between \u003cstrong data-start=\"882\" data-end=\"896\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"915\"\u003eShunya Itō\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1980\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1281\" data-end=\"1298\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003eThis speed poster is superb. Against a vivid \u003cstrong data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1371\"\u003egreen halftone ground\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1528\" data-end=\"1542\"\u003eblack crow\u003c\/strong\u003e and a small mouse intensify the feeling of menace and symbolism, while the oversized pink title \u003cstrong data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1648\"\u003e女囚さそり\u003c\/strong\u003e crashes across the lower section with tremendous impact. The long, narrow \u003cstrong data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1744\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003espeed-size format\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"1995\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1995\" data-end=\"1998\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2086\"\u003eExcellent. Please review the photos—they show the exact poster for sale.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2088\" data-end=\"2205\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2116\"\u003eover 50 years old!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2116\" data-end=\"2119\"\u003eIt is \u003cstrong data-start=\"2125\" data-end=\"2161\"\u003enot a reproduction or a reprint.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"2161\" data-end=\"2164\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2205\" data-is-last-node=\"\"\u003eCertificate of Authenticity included.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Japan Poster Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56767755682170,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/8859\/4591\/files\/wall-shelf-with-ornaments-2026-04-03T171802.844.jpg?v=1775204340","url":"https:\/\/japanposter.co.uk\/products\/female-prisoner-scorpion-701-beast-stable-%e5%a5%b3%e5%9b%9a%e3%81%95%e3%81%9d%e3%82%8a-%e3%81%91%e3%82%82%e3%81%ae%e9%83%a8%e5%b1%8b-original-release-japanese-speed-poster-1973-speed-size-26-73-cm-j3","provider":"Japan Poster Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}