Female Prisoner #701: Beast Stable in October
25 July 2007

Grindhouse cinema is the indie word of the month thanks to publicity magnet Quentin Tarantino's latest collaboration with friend and colleague Robert Rodriguez. And while we're on the subject of Tarantino, what was that song he lifted for the Kill Bill films? You know the one, titled Urami Bushi, the theme tune of one of the grindhouse greats, the 1972 Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion (Joshuu 701-gô: Sasori). Its cult success ensured a sequel, the same year's Female Convict Scorpion Jailhouse 41 (Joshuu sasori: Dai-41 zakkyo-bô). The third in the series appeared the following year, Female Prisoner Scorpion: Beast Stable (Joshuu sasori: Kemono-beya).

Meiko Kaji (femme fatale extraordinaire of the Stray Cat Rock and Lady
Snowblood series) returns as Sasori, the Prisoner #701 of the title, now escaped and on the run. She's found a run-down place to live and even a sweat-shop job, but it's only a matter of time before this illusion of normality starts to fall apart. She catches the eye of a local yakuza, and events take a turn for the inevitably violent.

having already released the first two films in the series, Eureka Entertainment have announced a UK DVD release of the third for 8th October 2007 at the RRP of £15.99. The disc will feature an anamorphic 2.35:1 transfer, optional English subtitles and the original theatrical trailer.