Japan Synopsis
女囚さそり 第41雑居房
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.
Other Titles From Toei Company
Action + Crime in Japan
188 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 1971–1973 Japan Window
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 holds position #20 of 62 Japan films in the 1971–1973 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 premiered alongside 19 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 19 other Japan films in 1972.
The 383rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
76 audience reviews — more than 72% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (72th percentile) outruns trending popularity (56th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,763 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #751 of 1,714 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | December 30, 1972 |
| IMDb | tt0226874 |