Onna shikeishû no datsugoku

Although her father has arraigned for her to be married to a man named of "Akio Shima" (Takashi Wada), "Kyoko Imai" (Miyuki Takakura) prefers another man by the name of "Soichi Akao" (Tatsuo Terashima) instead. So upon discovering that she is carrying Soichi's child she tells her father who then angrily orders her out of the house. Not long after that her father dies from a drink laced with poison and Kyoko is subsequently indicted for his murder. Yet even though she proclaims her innocence the evidence appears overwhelming and she is convicted and sentenced to death. So in an act of complete desperation she agrees to help her cellmate "Kimie" (Katsuko Wakasugi ) break out of prison-if for no other reason than to find Akio Shima and either force him to confess or kill him if he refuses. The problem is that even if she can make good on her escape she has nobody that she can trust to help her on outside and very little time before the police close in on her. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this turned out to be a decent mystery-drama which kept managed to keep attention from start-to-finish. I especially liked the performances of Miyuki Takakura and Takashi Wada who played their parts quite well. Be that as it may, while this may not be a great mystery film by any means it was still good enough in its own right and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.