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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (2000)
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
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After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
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Genre:Action, Drama, Thriller
Written By:Hirō Matsuda, Fumio Kōnami, Shunya Ito
In Theaters:5/12/2000
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Toei Company
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