{"product_id":"female-prisoner-scorpion-jailhouse-41-女囚さそり-第41雑居房-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1972-b2-size-51-73-cm","title":"“Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41” (女囚さそり 第41雑居房), Original Release Japanese Movie Poster 1972, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) Q203","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a0b86f8-0770-83a9-8873-70fe094c298f-22\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a0b86f8-0770-83a9-8873-70fe094c298f-22\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a0b86f8-0770-83a9-8873-70fe094c298f-22\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-258\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"57a473b7-92e4-4873-a0ed-65e70f4b9dc1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-4-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"570\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"186\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 poster printed in 1972\u003c\/strong\u003e for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"195\" data-end=\"223\"\u003efirst theatrical release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"269\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41\u003c\/strong\u003e (女囚さそり 第41雑居房), the \u003cstrong data-start=\"290\" data-end=\"305\"\u003esecond film\u003c\/strong\u003e in Toei’s legendary \u003cstrong data-start=\"326\" data-end=\"363\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion \/ Sasori\u003c\/strong\u003e cycle. Directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"383\" data-end=\"397\"\u003eShunya Itō\u003c\/strong\u003e and starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"425\"\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e in one of the defining roles of 1970s Japanese cinema, the film remains one of the most celebrated and visually inventive entries in the series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"572\" data-end=\"902\"\u003eNow regarded as a landmark of Japanese cult cinema, \u003cstrong data-start=\"624\" data-end=\"666\"\u003eFemale Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41\u003c\/strong\u003e helped establish \u003cstrong data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"694\"\u003eSasori\u003c\/strong\u003e as one of Japan’s most enduring exploitation-era screen icons. Fierce, stylised, and uncompromising, the film stands at the intersection of revenge cinema, pop-art design, and radical 1970s genre filmmaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"923\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"923\" data-end=\"926\"\u003eFollowing the breakout success of \u003cstrong data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"994\"\u003eFemale Prisoner #701: Scorpion\u003c\/strong\u003e, this second instalment deepened the mythology of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1073\"\u003eNami Matsushima \/ Sasori\u003c\/strong\u003e, played with extraordinary presence by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1127\"\u003eMeiko Kaji\u003c\/strong\u003e. Branded prisoner \u003cstrong data-start=\"1146\" data-end=\"1153\"\u003e701\u003c\/strong\u003e and pursued by a brutal patriarchal system, Sasori emerges as a near-mythic avenger: silent, relentless, and impossible to break.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1813\"\u003eDirected again by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003eShunya Itō\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film is widely admired for pushing the women-in-prison genre into far more stylised and expressionistic territory. It blends violence, revenge, surreal imagery, and formal experimentation in a way that has made it a lasting cult favourite both in Japan and abroad. Among collectors and film historians alike, the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1646\"\u003eSasori\u003c\/strong\u003e films are prized not only for their impact as exploitation classics, but also for their extraordinary visual intelligence and lasting influence on later genre cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"2308\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1815\" data-end=\"1832\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1835\"\u003eThis poster features \u003cstrong data-start=\"1856\" data-end=\"1890\"\u003ephenomenal manga-style artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most arresting Japanese poster designs of the period. Dominating the composition is a towering illustrated portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003eMeiko Kaji as prisoner 701\u003c\/strong\u003e, her long hair flowing and her prison garment torn into strips, creating an image that is both sensual and defiant. 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