
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41(1972)
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.


This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.

Mari Atsumi
Yumi

Yūsuke Kawazu
Nozawa

Kō Nishimura
Kada

Ryoichi Tamagawa
Yoshimura

Tomo'o Nagai
Takasaki

Sanae Nakahara
Madame

Tomoko Mayama
Kinuko

Akemi Negishi
Tomi

Yoshihiko Aoyama
Tajima

Sei Hiraizumi
Ishikawa
Play It Cool is a action, crime, drama film released in 1970. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, it stars Mari Atsumi, Yūsuke Kawazu, Kō Nishimura. This Japanese melodrama chronicles the exploits of a geisha's beautiful daughter. The daughter is the geisha's pride and she spares nothing to insure that she has a bright future. But the hard-working young woman's dreams of becoming a dressmaker are shattered.... She then becomes a nightclub hostess who plays cards with male patrons using her body as the prize.
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