True Story of a Woman in Jail: Hell of Love (1976)
Original title: 新・実録おんな鑑別所 恋獄
True Story of a Woman in Jail: Hell of Love is a 1976 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kōyū Ohara, with a running time of 1h 7m. It stars Hitomi Kozue, Yuri Yamashina and Naomi Oka.
Mayumi is sent to jail after brutally attacking her partner and his mistress. Sent to live in Cell 31, the women there couldn't be more different... they are very religious, sing hymns and discuss the Bible. A fight with a rival cell block starts a bloody and vicious war in the jail... one where the warden and guards seek vengeance on the women with brutal torture and sexual humiliation. When a new inmate arrives and Mayumi recognizes her, all hell breaks loose!
Cast
- Hitomi Kozue as Mayumi Hôjô
- Yuri Yamashina as Fumiko Kusakabe
- Naomi Oka as Yoshie Ôno
- Hiroshi Chō as Prison warden Takioka
- Hisashi Kawamura as Jirô Misaki
- Rei Minami as Kaoru Kagawa
- Yuki Minami as Kazuko Ninomiya
- Asuka Miyazaki as Rumi Hamada
- Ken Mizoguchi as Prison guard Sugimoto
- Hajime Tanimoto as Noboru Motoki
- Kyôko Sahara as Sahara, Kyôko