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Release Year1998
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Action, Thriller
Votes6
DirectorRyōji Shinmura
WritersDaisuke Gotô
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsScorpion: Double Venom
About Scorpion: Double Venom
Nami Matsushima, a former doctor, is put in prison for murdering one of the men who raped and killed her sister. Now, faced with violent and lecherous prison gangs, an aggressively amorous warden, and with a friend on death row, Nami must steel herself for a ten year stay in one of Japan's toughest women's prisons.
Directed by Ryōji Shinmura, Scorpion: Double Venom leans on a strong ensemble — Chiharu Komatsu, Miho Kiuchi, Shinobu Sakagami — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1998.
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