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      Sasori

      2008 1h 41m Action List
      Reviews 14% Audience Score 100+ Ratings A meek woman becomes a vicious brute in prison after thugs force her to murder her fiance's sister. After she escapes from the penitentiary, she trains with a mysterious mountain man before tracking down the gang. Read More Read Less

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      Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com Long, dour journey with a one-dimensional lead character, feeling the potential of this unsavory material slowly drain away as the production fixates on a grand idea of street justice that never makes a lick of sense. Rated: C May 28, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member The Chinese remake is boring for the most part. Great shower fight, but mostly a snooze cruise. Not even the iconic hat? Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Silly action scenes with moments in the film when I wonder, "why?" Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member **I was expecting more prison scenes not just sword fighting, kung fu camera all over the place thing... not good for me... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member An updated version of the 70's Female Convict Scorpion film, a real Japanese cult favourite, Sasori finds Nami (Miki Mizuno - seen recently in Guilty Of Romance) imprisoned after being made to kill her fiance's sister. Having been brutalised by her fellow inmates, Nami fights back, escapes, trains as a killing machine and then seeks vengeance! There's nothing wrong with the pinky violence formula - and yes it is very violent in places - but the film's big misstep is in employing wire-work for some of the fight scenes, where it really needs to feel gritty and realistic. This fantasy element to the fight scenes lessens the film's impact greatly which is a real shame. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member **I was expecting more prison scenes not just sword fighting, kung fu camera all over the place thing... not good for me... Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A poor remake and reinvention of the Japanese 70's exploitation movie Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion. It doesn't even come close to matching the greatness of it and the lead actress Miko Mizuno is no Meiko Kaji that's for sure. The plot is a little bit different as half way through the movie the lead character Nami is out of prison and plotting her revenge after being taught how to fight by a kung fu master. The acting I have to say was weak. If you've seen the original movie then I wouldn't bother with this one. It'll only disappoint you. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A meek woman becomes a vicious brute in prison after thugs force her to murder her fiance's sister. After she escapes from the penitentiary, she trains with a mysterious mountain man before tracking down the gang.
      Director
      Joe Ma
      Screenwriter
      Joe Ma
      Genre
      Action
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 11, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 41m