Prisoner 701: Sasori (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, Prisoner 701: Sasori is an action, drama and adventure film directed by Joe Ma Wai-Ho, running about 101 minutes. “Jailed for a crime she was forced to commit. Punished in a place where no-one survives. Until now...” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. A ruthless pack of thugs force mild-mannered, caught-in-the-middle-of-something-bigger Nami to murder her fiance's sister, decidedly ruining her pending marriage and landing the poor girl in the most brutal women's prison ever seen. Inside the hellblocks, she decides to stop being a victim at all costs, and ends up becoming stronger and even more vicious than the craziest inmates in the pen. She eventually escapes in a most unusual way, gets valuable fight training from a mysterious mountain man and returns to the streets in order to make the thugs who ruined her life pay.

Who’s in it. Prisoner 701: Sasori stars Miki Mizuno as Nami Matsushima, Dylan Kuo as Hei Tei, Emme Wong Yi-Man as Sen Sou and Nana Natsume as Dieyou, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.2/10, Prisoner 701: Sasori has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In GB you can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Prisoner 701: Sasori page.

If you liked it. Fans of Prisoner 701: Sasori tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.