Rent Burning Dog / Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat (1991)
3.1 of 5 from 45 ratings
3h 14min
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- Synopsis:
For his V-Cinema contribution, veteran director Yoichi Sai took inspiration from the real-life robbery of a US military base in Japan, adding lashings of action and a mesmerizingly cool protagonist; the result is 'Burning Dog', a gripping and visceral heist movie starring iconic V-Cinema actor Seiji Matano (Crime Hunter: Bullets of Rage). After a deal goes wrong, criminal Shu needs to flee the country to Hong Kong, and agrees to plan a heist in exchange for a counterfeit passport. The target: a US military base in Okinawa. But rising tensions between Shu and the other thieves threaten to put the plan in jeopardy. A sequel to one of the most iconic Japanese franchises of all time, 'Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat' is a riveting update of the series formula, directed by famed Nikkatsu pink film director Toshiharu Ikeda. A cold-blooded yakuza assassin is hired by a former prison warden to infiltrate a women's prison and kill The Scorpion, a legendary prisoner hiding in the catacombs of the building. Once inside, she finds herself in a sinister web of corruption as she uncoversthetruth behind the mythical female prisoner Scorpion. 'Burning Dog' and 'Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat' both present reverent tributes to the action cinema of 1970s Japan, superbly updated for a modern audience. - Actors:
- Naoko Amihama, Shinzô Hotta, Kenji Imai, Dump Matsumoto, Junko Miyashita, Yûko Mizushima, Mineko Nishikawa, Natsuki Okamoto, Kôji Shimizu, Minori Terada, Seiji Matano, Mami Kumagai, Takashi Naitô, Kumija Kim, Yukio Yamato, Argentino Ortega, Ronny Santana, Julius Schuffer
- Directors:
- Toshiharu Ikeda, Yôichi Sai
- Producers:
- Hitoshi Matsuda, Atsushi Watanabe, Kazuyuki Yokoyama, Toru Yoshida
- Writers:
- Toshiharu Ikeda, Fumio Kônami, Tooru Shinohara, Wui-Sin Chong, Yôichi Sai
- Aka:
- Shugeki baningu dokku / Joshuu sasori: Satsujin yokoku (Scorpion Woman Prisoner: Death Threat)
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
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- Release Date:
- 28/04/2025
- Run Time:
- 194 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Newly filmed introductions to both films by Japanese film critic Masaki Tanioka
- Fire and Ice, a brand new video essay on 'Burning Dog' by critic and Japanese cinema expert Mark Schilling
- Toshiharu Ikeda's Beautiful Monster of Vengeance, a brand new video essay on 'Female Prisoner Scorpion: Death Threat' by film historian Samm Deighan
- Original trailers for both films
