Hiroshi Hijikata is known for his role in Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973), where he embodies the raw energy of 1970s Japanese exploitation cinema. His performance captures the intense atmosphere of the film, which follows the vengeful journey of a woman wronged by the system. With a background that aligns with the bold narratives of the era, Hijikata's work contributes to the film's cult status, making it a notable entry in the landscape of grindhouse cinema.
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Nami Matsushima is found in a wedding chapel by police led by detective Hirose. They handcuff her, but she is able to escape. Kudo, a worker in a sex show club, rescues her. He is a radical with a history of problems with the police. One of the women from the sex show, who had unsuccessfully tried to seduce Kudo, finds Nami's handcuffs in Kudo's things, and informs the police. The police arrest and beat Kudo and then release and tail him back to Nami's hiding place. Nami is captured and sentenced to death. Just before her execution, Nami is allowed to escape by a warden who cooperating with the police to set up Nami. Nami is taken to a gallows outside the prison where Hirose plans to hang her. She beats Hirose and he ends up hanged instead of her. Nami kills Kudo.[2]
