Kotoe Hatsui, born in 1929 in Yokohama, was a Japanese actress known for her role in Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song (1973). A graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts, she began her career with the Seinenza theater company, where she honed her craft. In Female Prisoner Scorpion, she delivers a compelling performance that captures the film's gritty essence, contributing to the legacy of exploitation cinema. Hatsui's work remains a significant part of the cult film discourse, reflecting the bold narratives of the era.
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]
