“Flowing , a woman’s tears pour out/
Softly floating on the river./
The river overflows/
Overflowing to the shore/
Overflowing, overflowing/
Drowning all the men.”
After the commercial success of the first movie, it was obvious Japanese production company Toei wanted a sequel to the “Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion”, a movie which not only manifested leading actress Meiko Kaji’s but also director Ito’s reputation among the Japanese film industry as well as audiences. The success was also proof Kaji’s and Ito’s approach to the role of Nami Matsushima nicknamed “Sasori” (scorpion) had been the right direction playing her in almost complete silence with only Kaji’s eyes doing most of the talking, a movie which would make the character iconic beyond the borders of Japan.
For Kaji, who was 25 at the time the second movie was filmed, the sequel was a blessing as well as a curse.
Softly floating on the river./
The river overflows/
Overflowing to the shore/
Overflowing, overflowing/
Drowning all the men.”
After the commercial success of the first movie, it was obvious Japanese production company Toei wanted a sequel to the “Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion”, a movie which not only manifested leading actress Meiko Kaji’s but also director Ito’s reputation among the Japanese film industry as well as audiences. The success was also proof Kaji’s and Ito’s approach to the role of Nami Matsushima nicknamed “Sasori” (scorpion) had been the right direction playing her in almost complete silence with only Kaji’s eyes doing most of the talking, a movie which would make the character iconic beyond the borders of Japan.
For Kaji, who was 25 at the time the second movie was filmed, the sequel was a blessing as well as a curse.
- 12/6/2019
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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